May 2015 - Model Aeronautics Association of Canada

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May 2015 - Model Aeronautics Association of Canada
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Model Aeronautics Association of Canada
“Join MAAC Because You Want To”
“Joignez MAAC Parce Que Vous Voulez”
The Model Aeronautics Association of Canada is dedicated to serving all aspects of modeling through National leadership by encouraging individual, family, and community participation, and promoting high standards of safety and personal fulfillment.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alberta (A)
Don McGowan 51127L
30 Cavanagh Cr, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1G3
780-963-4586 - [email protected]
Atlantic (B)
Regis Landry 8512L
11665 Hwy 11, Pokemouche, NB E8P 1J4
506-727-5225 - [email protected]
British Columbia (C)
Steve Hughes 60686L
#39-844 Hutley Road
Armstrong, BC V0E 1B7
250-546-0612 - [email protected] Manitoba - Northwestern Ontario (D)
Peter Schaffer 44429
1256 Heenan Pl., Kenora, ON P9N 2Y8
807-468-7507 - [email protected]
Middle Ontario (E)
Roy Rymer 61172L
1546 8th Ave., St Catharines, ON L2R 6P7
905-685-1170 - [email protected]
Northern Ontario (F)
Kevin McGrath 6401L
40 Parkshore Ct,
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5Z3
705-759-1670 - [email protected]
Ottawa Valley (G)
Christopher Malcomnson 29478
RR 4, 6 Leeland Dr
Smith Falls, ON K7A 4S5
613-283-5724 - [email protected]
BC Coastal (H)
Bill Rollins 27460L
Box 1376 129 Butler Ave
Parksville, BC V9P 2H3
250-248-5545 [email protected]
Québec (I)
Rodger Williams #9587L
8447 Lespérance, Quebec, QC G2K 2M4
418-650-3150 - [email protected]
St. Lawrence (J)
Steve Woloz 7877L
5763 Mac Alear,
Cote St. Luc, QC H4W 2H2
514 944 2437 - [email protected]
Saskatchewan (K)
Craig Ekstrand #67884
615 Colonel Otter Dr
Swift Current, SK S9H 4Z7
306-741-3482 - [email protected]
South East Ontario (L)
Brad Egan 48597
107 Cherrywood Drive
Newmarket, Ontario L3Y-2X6
905 830-1801 - [email protected]
South West Ontario (M)
Frank Klenk 32001L
450 Broadway St
Tillsonburg, ON N4G 3S7
519-842-8242 - [email protected]
2 - May 2015
La mission nationale de l’association des modélistes aéronautique du
Canada est la promotion de tous les aspects du modélisme tant au
niveau familial, communautaire qu’individuel sous l’enseigne de la
sécurité et l’accomplissement personnel.
Model Aeronautics Association of Canada Unit 9, 5100 South Service Rd. Burlington ON L7L 6A5
English 1-855-FLY-MAAC (1-855-359-6222)
Phone 905-632-9808
Fax 905-632-3304
francais 1-855-756-MAAC (1-855-756-6222)
[email protected]
www.maac.ca
The MAAC office is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. Bilingual service is available / Un service bilingue est disponible.
President - Claude Melbourne 58082L
3104 County Rd. 29 RR4, Brockville, ON K6V 5T4 613-802-5000 - [email protected]
Vice President Kevin McGrath
Executive Members Bill Rollins
Rodger Williams
Don McGowan
Secretary/Treasurer Linda Patrick
Bilingual Reception and Membership - Rivka Neal
[email protected]
[email protected],
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
COMMITTEES
Advisory Groups
YOUTH AND BEGINNER
(Board Appointed)
Todd Davis (co-Chair)26986
23-225 Glenpark Dr.
CONSTITUTION
V1V 2X5
Keith Bennett
4623 Kelowna, BC
778-436-9821
1 – 1530 Tynebridge Lane
[email protected]
a
Whistler, BC V0N 1B1
604-932-4614
CONTROL LINE
[email protected]
Chris Brownhill
3797L
INSURANCE
Larry Rousselle
30252L
2733 Station Rd.
Abbotsford, BC V4X 1H3
604-857-8929
[email protected]
UAV
Jeremy Cartlidge 45473
200 Rosedale
Beaconsfield, QC H9W 2H8
514 426 2369
[email protected]
Appointments
(Board Appointed)
ACC DELEGATE
Chris Brownhill
63 Savona Dr.
Toronto, ON 416-255-1289
3797L
63 Savona Dr.
Toronto, ON 416-255-1289
M8W 4V2
[email protected]
CONTROL LINE
AEROBATICS
John McFayden
3 Riely St
Dundas, ON 905-689-4283
[email protected]
[email protected]
CHAIR OF CHAIRS
Frank Klenk 32001L
450 Broadway St
Tillsonburg, ON N4G 3S7
519-842-8242
[email protected]
TRANSPORT CANADA
Richard Barlow
5744
1365 County Rd RR1 Box 2
Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
613-348-1696
[email protected]
Standing Committees
(Open to all members, max 2 per zone)
ARCHIVES
Fred Messacar
25381L
84 Royal Salisbury Way
Brampton, ON L6V 3J7
905-457-5634
[email protected]
YOUTH AND BEGINNER
Milt Barsky5380L
1039 Lemar Rd
Newmarket, ON L3Y 1S2
905-836-5678
[email protected]
Chris Brownhill
63 Savona Dr.
Toronto, ON 416-255-1289
[email protected]
PUBLIC RELATIONS
ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
John Weekes
9358
#61332 #48 – 280 McClellan Rd.
Nepean, ON
K2H 8P8
N5R 1K6 613-727-0066
[email protected]
FAI
R/C FLOAT PLANES
3797L
M8W 4V2
[email protected]
William Thorne
319 Linden St.
Oshawa, ON 905-433-0561
R/C PYLON
Randy Smith
13141
111 Hawkhill Pl NW
Calgary AB T3G 2V4
403-474-0708
[email protected]
R/C SAILPLANE
NOISE
Terry Smerdon
23540L
Box 1525 - 257 Farah Ave.
New Liskeard ON P0J 1P0
705-647-6225
[email protected]
[email protected]
M8W 4V2
Jean Guy Ouellet
(450) 663-9476
[email protected]
14681L Roy Rymer
61172L
1546 8th Ave.
L9H 7C6 St Catharines, ON L2R 6P7
905-685-1170
DISABILITY
AWARENESS
Mike Lang
569 Elm St.
St. Thomas, ON
519-913-2022
MULTI-ROTOR
Eddie Jara
(416) 912-9330
[email protected]
Robert Hammett
83 Locks Rd
Brantford ON (226)-401-1966
N3S 7L9
[email protected]
R/C SCALE
Roland Worsfold
50286
#27-2080 Pacific Way
Kamloops, BC
V1S 1V3
(250)-374-4405
[email protected]
R/C SCALE AEROBATICS
Lee prevost
9551
67 Cranbrook Cres.
Sudbury, ON
P3E 2N4
705 522 3550
[email protected]
R/C COMBAT
Bruce Gillespie
75300 4 Giles Ct
Rexdale, ON L1H 6R3 416-741-4385
[email protected]
5605
75738
M9V 4C5
[email protected]
RADIO SPECTRUM
R/C GIANT SCALE
Mark Betuzzi
26605L
22036 250-374-3683
Zoltan Pittner
62719 Tom Russell
[email protected]
10
Gerry
Ravary
Place
91 Ashburn Cres
L1M 0J1
Woodbridge, ON L4L 1G8 Whitby, ON
SAFETY
905-425-1531
905-264-2745
Doug Anderson
2819L
[email protected]
[email protected]
1957 Walreg Dr.
R/C
HELICOPTER
Oshawa,
ON
L1G
7W1
FLYING FIELDS
905-440-4888
Steve Woloz
7877L Vacant
[email protected]
5763 Ave Mcalear
R/C JET
Cote St. Luc QC H4W 2H2
SPACE MODELLING
514 944 2437
Kelly Williams
59082L
[email protected]
Fritz Gnass
9760
7507 Auburn Pl.
Delta, BC V4C 6W9 RR 1 4755 La Salle Line
Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0
FREE FLIGHT INDOOR 604-592-0994
519-882-1868
John Marett 651 [email protected]
[email protected]
99 Perryview Dr.
R/C PRECISION
Port Perry, ON
L9L 1T8
WEBSITE
AEROBATICS
905-985-4458
44429
Hartley Hughson
50988L Peter Schaffer
1256
Heenan
Place
5014 Sunshine Coast Hwy
SAM / FREE FLIGHT
P9N 2Y8
V0N 3A2 Kenora, ON David Loveday 7073 Sechelt, BC
807-468-7507
604-885-5085
5240 Blvd Saint Joseph
[email protected]
Lachine, QC H8T 1S2 [email protected]
514-634-6006
FIRST PERSON VIEW
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Mot du président
F3P Word Championships: James Millson
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UAV Advisory Group
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Model Aviation Canada
President’s Report
Claude Melbourne
President
613-802-5000
58082L
[email protected]
It is with very mixed emotions that I
advise you all of my decision not to stand
for re-election as MAAC President for
2015 and so, I will be leaving the MAAC
Leadership team after ten amazing years.
I could not be more proud of, nor more
in awe of the support given to me in accomplishing the tremendously hard work
done with me by my colleagues on your
MAAC Board of Directors and Executive
teams. We’ve come through some tough
times, experienced historic low points,
faced daunting tasks, survived challenges
none of us had dreamt might befall us,
and we’ve come out the other side stronger, wiser, more focused and more determined than ever to position this organization as a model among its peers.
Through our perseverance, your
Leadership team has collectively developed a clear vision, mission, and priorities supporting an overall value proposition which befits the expectations and
entitlements of our members. More im-
portantly, we are developing the process
base from our experience and a wealth
of best practices from across our country
to ensure the renewed
energy and organizational direction are
kept alive as I pass on
the mantle of leadership to other capable
hands.
I want you all to
know that I am leaving
for two simple reasons:
the first and most important is I feel it is
time to focus on other
personal, family and
professional priorities
which have waited patiently for me. Secondly, I believe I have
done all that I can and
should, within my capabilities and mandate. The time is right to step aside and
allow other leaders to move us forward.
To be clear; among my personal priorities will be to continue to enjoy the model aircraft hobby and my valued MAAC
membership, as time permits.
Finally, I want you to know that as I
look back on the last two years as your
President, and eight
years as Zone Director before that, I can
say with absolute honesty that it has been a
time of fun, tremendous personal growth
and a time in which I
have made many lasting friendships I will
treasure.
I firmly believe that
MAAC is in the best
operational shape ever,
with a solid path for the
future and with competent leadership well
groomed and positioned
to face the future challenges and support you, our members,
through an inclusive and relevant organization going forward.
Safe flying, enjoy this fantastic hobby
and... Join MAAC “ Because You Want
To!” 
votre équipe de Leadership a conçu une
vision claire, une mission et des priorités en appui à la proposition d’estime
qui sache répondre aux attentes et aux
acquis de nos membres. Plus important encore, nous sommes à concevoir
le procédé (grâce à notre expérience et
aux pratiques exemplaires acquises de
partout au pays) qui fera en sorte que
cette énergie renouvelée et que cette direction organisationnelle demeureront
même lorsque j’aurai passé le flambeau
à autrui.
Je veux que vous sachiez tous que je
quitte pour deux raisons très simples :
la première (et la plus importante), c’est
que je crois qu’il est temps de me concentrer sur des priorités personnelles, familiales et professionnelles, des pans de ma
vie que j’ai fait attendre. Deuxièmement,
je crois avoir fait tout en mon pouvoir -et ce que je devais faire -- compte tenu
de mes capacités et de mon mandat. Le
temps est propice pour faire de la place
à d’autres leaders qui nous feront encore
avancer.
En clair, mes priorités comprendront
bien sûr l’aéromodélisme et mon adhésion continue au MAAC, selon ma disponibilité.
Finalement, je veux que vous sachiez
que lorsque je me penche sur les deux
dernières années à la présidence et sur
les huit années auparavant passées à la
direction d’une zone, je peux affirmer en
toute honnêteté que j’ai eu du plaisir, que
j’ai énormément grandi sur le plan personnel et que durant tout ce temps, j’ai
forgé des amitiés que je chéris beaucoup.
Je crois fermement que le MAAC se
trouve en la meilleure position possible
et que nous nous sommes dotés d’un bon
tracé pour l’avenir. De plus, les leaders
ont bien fait leurs classes et sont avantageusement positionnés pour affronter les
défis que nous réserve l’avenir, en plus de
vous appuyer, vous les membres, grâce à
un organisme inclusif de tout le monde et
plus pertinent que jamais.
Bons vols, appréciez ce fantastique
passe-temps… et joignez-vous au MAAC
«parce que vous le voulez!»
Mot du président
Claude Melbourne
Président
613-802-5000
58082L
[email protected]
C’est avec des sentiments partagés que
je vous avise de ma décision de ne pas me
présenter à la présidence du MAAC en
2015; je quitterai l’équipe du Leadership
du MAAC après dix années absolument
fabuleuses.
Je ne saurais être plus fier et émerveillé de l’appui qu’on m’a témoigné lorsque
mes collègues du Conseil de direction et
du Comité exécutif avions du travail à
abattre. Nous avons connu une époque
très difficile, nous sommes butés à des situations qui nous ont fait voir le creux de
la vague, nous avons affronté des tâches
herculéennes et nous avons survécu à des
défis dont nous ne nous étions jamais
doutés; nous avons émergé de tout cela
en devenant plus forts, plus sages, plus
concentrés et déterminés à positionner
cet organisme en tant que modèle auprès
de ses semblables.
C’est grâce à notre persévérance que
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Event Reviews
Approx 475 words and 4 – 6 good pictures.
Event reviews will take a look at events on several levels. The events should offer something ‘different’ and of general interest.
Model Features
Approx 300 words and 4 – 6 good pictures.
Model features should focus on a number of aspects: - the modeller’s motivation for building it - what makes the model unique - the
basic specification. Pictures should include: Overall pictures showing the majority of the model both with and without the builder, detail pictures of any special features, pictures of the model in the air.
Hints and Tips
Approx 150 to 200 words, pictures/drawings as needed.
Sharing knowledge and information is a big part of the hobby. Hints and tips can be fairly basic and general to specific and detailed
ideas.
Photo Galleries
Pictures should: - Be of models or people and their models - Have detailed and complete captions with as much information as possible,
including a photographer credit line. Pictures should be sent in as high resolution as possible.
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Model Aviation Canada
Alberta (A)
Don McGowan
Zone Director
780-963-4586 51127L
[email protected]
AGM
The 2015 MAAC Annual General
Meeting will be history by the time you
read this. It isn’t very often that we have
the opportunity to host the event in Alberta, so I hope I will be able to report
that there has been a good contingent of
zone members in attendance. I’ll comment further on the event in the July
issue of Model Aviation Canada. I encourage you all to read the various reports of the proceedings and to get in
touch with me to discuss any items you
find of interest or concern.
Looking Forward
This time of year isn’t conductive to
events occurring that make great copy
for the zone column so I’ll briefly touch
on a number of subjects that we can all
keep in mind over the coming years.
MAAC in general and our zone in
particular is suffering from a slow but
steady loss in our membership count.
Your Board of Directors feels that there
are many factors involved such as competition for recreational time and money,
and changes in perceptions about what
the hobby is all about.
We older members started out spending a winter building a fixed wing, glow-
Alberta (A)
Don McGowan
Directeur de zone
780-963-4586 51127L
[email protected]
A.G.A.
L’Assemblée générale annuelle de
2015 aura passé à l’histoire lorsque vous
lirez ceci. Ce n’est pas très souvent que
nous avons l’occasion d’être les hôtes de
cette réunion ici en Alberta; j’espère que
je pourrai rapporter qu’un bon contingent de membres de la zone s’y sont rendus. J’apporterai des commentaires lors
du numéro de juillet de Model Aviation
Canada. Je vous encourage tous à lire les
rapports des réunions et de communiquer
avec moi afin de discuter des sujets qui
vous préoccupent.
Vers l’avenir
Model Aviation Canada
powered trainer followed by a “learn-tofly” season which led to the selection of a
discipline within the hobby in which one
wished to more-or-less specialize.
Now, a new member can purchase an
ARF or ready to fly airplane/heli/multirotor craft and be flying in a few days
without learning much of anything about
building or repairing their chosen machine.
Another by-product of the learning
process was the development of safe,
responsible and courteous pit and flying practices, plus respect for those who
found and developed the flying field and
work toward its maintenance. I think it
is important for members of established
clubs to instill these latter practices and
attitudes in the new people for the benefit
of us all.
The internet supplies us with a plethora of information on any subject having
to do with aeromodelling, some valuable
and accurate, and some not. This access
to information reduces the dependency of
a novice on his club and limits his need
to maintain contact with the more experienced members.
The end result is the loss of personal
satisfaction that came from the social
interaction with club members and their
families at the flying field and in the
community in general. That loss makes
it very easy for one’s interest in the
hobby to wane and eventually disappear
completely.
One way MAAC has decided to combat
the membership loss is to promote competition in all levels and in all disciplines,
and by promoting the development of
technical advancement and the general
improvement of flight skills. Funds have
been budgeted for these goals, and the
Board is now in the process of formulating procedures whereby these moneys can
be accessed.
There will be a requirement to put a
request on paper outlining the nature
of the event concerned, its goals and ultimately a report on the results. These
initiatives are a ‘work in progress’ and
further details will be distributed when
available.
Ce temps-ci de l’année ne se prête pas
très bien à des évènements qui pourraient
garnir cette chronique, si bien que je
m’attarderai à plusieurs sujets à retenir
au cours des prochaines années.
En général, le MAAC et notre zone
souffrent d’une lente perte de nos
membres. Votre Conseil de direction
est d’avis que plusieurs facteurs entrent
en jeu : la concurrence du temps et des
dollars servant aux loisirs ainsi que les
changements de perception sur ce qu’est
notre passe-temps.
Nous, les membres plus vieux, ont débuté en passant un hiver à construire une
maquette à voilure fixe et à motorisation
par carburant nitro, suivi d’une saison
passée à apprendre les rudiments du pilotage, ce qui nous a mené à choisir une
discipline au sein de laquelle nous vou-
lions évoluer.
Maintenant, un nouveau membre peut
se procurer une maquette presque prête
à voler (ARF) ou prête à voler, qu’il
s’agisse d’un avion, d’un hélicoptère ou
d’un multirotors pour ensuite la faire
voler en l’espace de quelques jours sans
même avoir à se soucier de la construction ou de la réparation de leur machine.
Autre sous-produit du processus d’apprentissage : la conception de pratiques
sécuritaires, responsables et courtoises
dans l’aire des puits comme dans les airs,
en plus du respect que nous avions développé à l’égard des modélistes qui ont
trouvé et qui ont amélioré les emplacements de vol. Je crois qu’il est important que les membres de clubs établis inculquent ces pratiques et comportements
Website
Another task which is now coming to
fruition is the creation of a new and more
user-friendly website. I urge you all to
go to the site and explore it. It will take
a little getting used to, but I’m sure that
all will find it a definite improvement.
There are, and will be, some “teething”
troubles with the site, so please bear with
us.
See you at the Field!
I intend to visit with as many of you as
possible over the coming summer. Let’s
all have a safe and fun-filled flying season. 
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May 2015- 7
NOTICE TO ALL HIGH FLYERS
There have been several recently reported occurrences of model aircraft, or unauthorized UAVs,
coming into close contact with full sized, manned
aviation.
THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL
Canadian Aviation Regulations, in section
602.45, specifically forbid the operation of model
aircraft “in a manner that is or is likely to be a hazard to aviation safety.”
Sections 76 & 77 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it clear that endangering aviation safety
in any way is illegal and anyone so doing “is guilty
of a criminal offence and liable to imprisonment for
life.”
We, in Canada, are in a privileged position in that
we face far fewer rules or restrictions than are applied in many other nations. One accident involving
a full sized aircraft could change that in the stroke
of a pen.
PLEASE MAKE A POINT OF ENSURING
THAT YOUR RECREATIONAL USE OF MODEL
AIRCRAFT DOES NOT
ENDANGER FULL SIZED AVIATION
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AVIS AUX PILOTES QUI VOLENT EN ALTITUDE
Récemment, plusieurs incidents ont été rapportés, incident au cours
desquels des maquettes d’aéronefs ou des véhicules aériens non habités
(UAV en anglais) ont volé à proximité d’appareils à l’échelle réelle.
CETTE PRATIQUE EST DANGEREUSE ET ILLÉGALE.
Le Règlement de l’aviation canadien (RAC), dans la section 602.45,
interdit formellement l’exploitation de maquettes d’aéronefs «d’une
manière qui constitue ou qui est susceptible de constituer un danger
pour la sécurité aérienne.»
Les sections 76 et 77 du Code criminel du Canada explique clairement que mettre en danger la sécurité aéronautique de quelque façon
que ce soit rend quiconque «coupable d’un acte criminel et passible de
l’emprisonnement à perpétuité»
Au Canada, nous jouissons d’une situation privilégiée puisque
nous devons composer avec beaucoup moins de règlements ou de restrictions qu’en plusieurs autres nations. Un accident impliquant un
aéronef à l’échelle réelle pourrait changer tout cela à l’aide d’un geste
de stylo (législatif).
FAITES UN POINT D’HONNEUR DE VOUS ASSURER
QUE VOTRE UTILISATION À DES FINS DE LOISIRS
DE MAQUETTES D’AÉRONEFS NE MET PAS EN DANGER
L’AVIATION À L’ÉCHELLE RÉELLE.
Model Aviation Canada
Atlantic (B)
Régis Landry
Zone Director
(506) 727-5225
8512L
[email protected]
The warmer weather is back and it feels great, especially after such a long, cold winter. As usual, the Margaree event on
Father’s Day weekend is the first major event of the year in the
Atlantic zone. Everyone normally has lots of fun and it is great
to see many new airplanes and hopefully some new members
also.
Edmunston’s Lancaster
Many of us are familiar with the Avro Lancaster that has
been sitting at the entrance of the Edmunston NB municipal
airport near the Québec border since 1964. It’s sad to say that
it will be leaving the area but on a good note, it is going to a
museum in Edmonton, AB, where it will restored and kept for a
long time. For more information, go to http://lancasterkb882.
ca/en/.
Dartmouth Indoor Flying
Following an invitation from the Lake Echo Community Centre just outside Dartmouth, members of the Halifax Electric
Flyers Association (HEFA) participated in an indoor flying day
on March 20th. The event, part of a March Break camp at the
centre was organized by Vic Rusgys and Mary Jefferson.
Dartmouth modeler John O’Sullivan was the centre of attention when he brought out a large box of 12” Free Flight Sparrow gliders he had built for the event. The little gliders are
John’s design and he used to campaign them during his popular
school building courses, a few years ago.
The gliders were built from supplies donated by John Hatt
of Maritime Crafts and Hobbies. John and his shop have been
supporting model clubs in their activities for years.
Fourteen children were in attendance and quickly got that
Halifax modeler Steve Ryan displays his latest design during the 5th annual Valley
Gathering held in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Looking like it might well be a handful, the
plane turned out to be a smooth easy flyer. A maiden flight video of the plane Steve
calls “3D Joiner” can be seen here; https://youtu.be/Nghuvp5dMpM / Steve Ryan, un
modéliste d’Halifax, montre son plus récent design pendant le 5e rassemblement annuel de Kentville. Cette maquette pourrait donner l’impression qu’elle serait difficile à
piloter mais c’était tout le contraire. Vous pouvez visionner une vidéo de vol inaugural
du 3D Joiner au lien suivant : https://youtu.be/Nghuvp5dMpM.
many gliders zipping around the gymnasium. It wasn’t long before some were back for repairs while others needed complete
replacement. Luckily, John had built 21 so there were extras
to take up the slack.
The two hours passed quickly and the kids were still flying
as energetically at the end as they were at the start. They were
polite, very interested and asked very relevant questions and
maintained their interest throughout the whole session. If these
kids are representative of our upcoming generation, Canada has
no worries about its future with the hobby. ñ
Atlantique (B)
Régis Landry
Directeur de zone
(506) 727-5225
8512L
[email protected]
Le temps chaud est revenu et cela fait du bien, compte tenu du
long hiver -- et froid -- que nous avons connu. Comme d’habitude,
le rassemblement de Margaree de la fête des pères est le premier
rassemblement d’importance au sein de la zone Atlantique. Tout le
monde s’amuse et c’est très bien de voir de nouvelles maquettes et
peut-être même de nouveaux membres.
Le Lancaster d’Edmundston
Plusieurs d’entre nous connaissons l’Avro Lancaster qui se
trouve à l’entrée de l’Aéroport municipal d’Edmundston (Nouveau-Brunswick), près de la frontière québécoise, depuis 1064.
C’est triste à dire, mais il quittera la région. D’un côté plus réjouissant, il sera placé dans un musée d’Edmonton (Alberta) où
une équipe en effectuera la restoration, de quoi le garder en per-
Halifax Electric Flyers Association member Vic Rusgys shows a model airplane to
children at a March break camp held at the Lake Echo Community Center just outside Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. HEFA members entertained the children with an indoor flying display and then let them loose with an assortment of small balsa gliders.
/ Vic Rusgys, membre de l’Halifax Electric Flyers Association, montre une maquette
d’avion à des enfants au cours d’un camp de la relâche du mois de mars au Centre
communautaire de Lake Echo, non loin de Dartmouth. Les membres de l’HEFA ont
diverti les enfants en offrant une démonstration de vol; les enfants s’en sont ensuite
suite à la page 26 donné à coeur joie avec une collection de petits planeurs de balsa.
Model Aviation Canada
May 2015- 9
Manitoba - North-West Ontario (D)
Peter Schaffer Zone Director 807-468-7507 44429
[email protected]
A true fable
Earlier this year, five out of six
groundhogs predicted that winter would
last another six weeks. The five must
winter in Southern Arizona, or on an island in Hawaii. The minority groundhog
winters in Zone D and it knew there was
at least another 12-14 weeks remaining
in the building season.
Builder/pilots have similar attributes
of the Zone D groundhogs, and prairie
dogs. They both pop out to see what is
happening once in a while, and then disappear again. We can never be sure of
what the groundhogs are doing, but we
know that the builder/pilots are creating, designing, flying at local gyms, ski
flying, meeting for coffee with other club
members, attending club suppers, helping each other in their shops, working
together on group projects, attending
club meetings, sculpturing foam, painting and decorating their aircraft, examining and re-examining the latest engine
acquisition.
Then, there is the annual club administration work of financial statements,
preparing next year’s budget and the
submission of the club’s income tax return. The calendar is filled up months
in advance. It’s all about sharing good
times and the challenges with others.
And now, bring on the flying weather! 
Terry Zilinski with the first four fibreglass horizontal stabilizers, for 8 ¼ scale Chipmunks being group-built in Kenora (Ontario). / Terry Zilinski montre les quatre premiers
stabilisateurs horizontaux qui seront installés sur huit Chipmunks à l’échelle un quart
qui sont construits en groupe à Kenora (Ontario)
Manitoba/Nord-ouest Ontario (D)
Peter Schaffer Directeur de zone
807-468-7507 44429
[email protected]
Une véritable fable
Plus tôt cette année, cinq marmottes
-- d’un groupe de six -- ont prédit que
l’hiver durerait six semaines de plus. Ces
cinq bêtes passaient probablement l’hiver dans le sud de l’Arizona ou sur une
île d’Hawaï. La marmotte minoritaire
passe son hiver dans la zone D et elle
savait qu’il se passerait encore 12 à 14
semaines de saison de construction avant
que le printemps ne revienne.
Les constructeurs/pilotes possèdent
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des attributs semblables aux marmottes
et chiens de prairie de la zone D. Ils se
pointent occasionnellement pour voir ce
qui se passe autour et disparaissent une
fois de plus. Vous ne saurez jamais exactement ce que font les marmottes mais
nous savons que les contructeurs/pilotes
sont en train de créer, concevoir et de piloter dans un gymnase, qu’ils s’adonnent
à du vol sur skis, qu’ils rencontrent leurs
semblables pour prendre un café, qu’ils
se rendent à un souper de club, qu’ils
s’entraident dans l’atelier, qu’ils travaillent à des projets de groupe, qu’ils
se rendent aux réunions de club, qu’ils
sculptent de la mousse de polystyrène,
qu’ils aiment peindre et décorer leur
maquette, qu’ils examinent sans cesse le
moteur qu’ils viennent d’acheter.
On retrouve aussi le travail administratif des états financiers au club, la préparation du budget pour l’année à venir
et le dépôt de déclaration d’impôt du
club. Le calendrier se remplit plusieurs
mois à l’avance. Tout cela répond au besoin de partager de beaux moments et les
défis en compagnie de ses semblables.
Et maintenant, que le beau temps
arrive!
Model Aviation Canada
Middle (E)
Roy Rymer Zone Director
905-685-1170
61172
[email protected]
Deputy Zone Director Andy Fakla is
at it again. At a weekly indoor flying
event at Young’s Sports Plex, in Welland,
ON, Andy assisted members of the Rose
City Model Flyers, Niagara Regional
Model Flyers and Greater Niagara Area
Thermal Soarers in putting on a show for
a group of youngsters. Could these be the
Milieu (E)
Roy Rymer Directeur de zone
905-685-1170
future of model aviation? Time will tell
but hopefully, events like these will help
spark the interest.
A variety of fixed wing aircraft doing
circuits and bumps, helicopters with their
ups and downs, and 3D flyers doing the
impossible aerobatics, all brought cheers
and smiles.
In another effort to get the young
people interested in our hobby, Joe
Rodgers, member and past president
of Rose City Model Flyers, instructed
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Andy Fakla, le directeur adjoint de la zone, a récidivé. Lors
d’un rassemblement hebdomadaire au Young’s Sports Plex
de Welland (Ontario), Andy a donné un coup de main à des
membres des Rose City Model Flyers, Niagara Regional Model
Flyers et Greater Niagara Area Thermal Soarers qui s’étaient
donné pour mission de faire une démonstration auprès d’un
groupe de jeunes. Constituent-ils l’avenir de l’aéromodélisme?
Seul le temps saura le dire mais avec un peu d’espoir, des
évènements comme celui-ci stimulera leur intérêt.
Une bonne variété de maquettes à voilure fixe ont exécuté
des circuits, des hélicoptères ont volé de haut en bas tandis
que des appareils de vol 3D ont effectué de l’acrobatie quasiimpossibles. Les jeunes ont poussé de grands cris et étaient tout
sourire.
a group of students at the Wainfleet
Library. This hands-on session included
constructing and flying paper and stick
models. This group of eager learners
were delighted in their accomplishment in
model aviation.
All three clubs share the belief that the
future of model aviation is in the youth of
today and we need to get them involved.
Let them see the fun and excitement they
can share. ñ
Joe Rodgers, membre et ancien président des Rose City Model
Flyers, a aussi organisé de quoi afin d’attirer les jeunes à notre
passe-temps, cette fois à la bibliothèque de Wainfleet. Cette
séance très pratico-pratique comprenait la construction et le
vol de maquettes en papier et bâtonnets de balsa. Ce groupe de
jeunes cerveaux ont été charmés de ce qu’ils ont peu faire en
aéromodélisme en un lapse de temps restreint.
Ces trois clubs croient fermement que l’avenir de notre passetemps réside en la jeunesse d’aujourd’hui et que nous devons
faire participer ces jeunes. Faisons en sorte qu’ils s’aperçoivent
qu’ils peuvent partager leur plaisir et l’excitation d’avoir réalisé
quelque chose qui vole.ñ
WARBIRDS OVER THE BAY
Bayview Park | 1600 King Road | Burlington
Keith Morison
403.510.5680 m
[email protected]
• Photography
Action
Documentary
Commercial
• Publishing
• Public Relations
• Event Planning
July 25 start 8.30 | July 26 start 9.30
MAAC/AMA Membership Required
Overnight Camping Available (no services)
Pre-Registration $10.00 before June 30
Registration $15.00 Day of Event
FOR DETAILS SEE WWW.BRCM.ORG
Model Aviation Canada
May 2015- 11
Vallée de l’Outaouais (G)
Christopher Malcomnson
29478
Directeur de zone
613-283-5724
[email protected]
facebook.com/ZoneG.director
L’été s’annonce bien avec une bonne
variété d’évènements à l’horaire. Voici
un aperçu de l’un d’entre eux… et inscrivez cela à votre calendrier!
Jets Over Iroquois (JOI)
par Ken Park
Les jets sont de retour! Oui, monsieur,
c’est vrai… Nous aurons un rassemblement de jets pendant la fin de semaine du
4 juillet dans la localité d’Iroquois. Pour
faire une histoire courte : j’ai trouvé une
piste d’aéroport en effectuant une recherche sur Goodle Maps et j’ai initié des
contacts avec le gérant de l’aéroport et
nous avons convenu de faire une tournée
privée en novembre 2014. Brent Norman, Glenn Mitchell, Dave Penchuk et
moi avons bravé un froid de canard afin
de jeter un coup d’œil à la piste asphaltée de 2 000 pieds. D’accord, nous étions
tout sourire puisque cette localité et l’aéroport rassemblaient tous les ingrédients
afin d’assurer le succès d’un tel rassemblement.
Depuis notre tournée, nous avons ajouté Jeff Daly et Larry Ingham à l’équipe
Alberta (A)
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auprès des nouveaux modélistes, pour le
bénéfice de tout le monde.
Internet nous offre une variété de renseignements sur n’importe quel sujet
en aéromodélisme, certains précis et
valables, d’autres moins. Cet accès à
l’information réduit la dépendance d’un
novice sur son club et limite son besoin
d’interagir avec les membres plus expérimentés.
Résultat en bout de ligne : une perte
de la satisfaction personnelle qu’on ressentait de l’interaction avec les membres
du club et avec leur famille respective au
terrain de vol et au sein de la communauté. Cette perte peut engendrer une
perte d’intérêt envers notre passe-temps,
voire même le départ.
Le MAAC a décidé de combattre cette
perte de membres en faisant la promotion de la compétition à tous niveaux
et au sein de toutes les disciplines et de
faire la promotion du développement des
avancées techniques et de l’amélioration
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de JOI. Chacun des membres cumule
des années d’expérience à organiser des
évènements au sein de la zone et je suis
chanceux de les avoir dans l’équipe à
l’occasion de ce premier ralliement.
Le vrai travail a débuté lorsque Brent
Norman et moi sommes descendus sur
place en janvier afin de faire une présentation au canton de South Dundas. Ce
que je peux vous dire, c’est qu’on nous a
chaudement reçus en vertu de la manne
touristique que cela pourrait représenter
pour la région; les élus ont apprécié.
Ensuite, il y a eu cette partie de tennis
au cours de laquelle les requêtes se promenaient entre nous et l’aéroport, la municipalité et les compagnies d’assurance.
Nous sommes très reconnaissants de
l’aide monumentale que nous avons reçue de la part de notre directeur de zone
Chris Malcomnson et de la part de Linda
Patrick au siège du MAAC.
Le plan de match, c’est de préparer le
terrain le vendredi matin et de procéder à des vols de pratique à compter de
l’heure du midi. Le moment idéal pour
le public, ce sera que les spectateurs
puissent entrer gratuitement le samedi
entre 9 heure et 17 heures; nous devrons
avoir démonté notre matériel d’ici l’heure
du midi, le lendemain dimanche.
Nous savons fort bien que si nous fai-
sons tout correctement et que nous établissons un climat de confiance et de
bonne volonté auprès du gérant de l’aéroport et du canton de South Dundas, on
nous invitera à répéter l’expérience. Qui
sait, peut-être seraient-ils ouverts à être
les hôtes d’autres rassemblements de maquettes télécommandées, à l’avenir? Ces
lieux seraient idéaux pour un éventuel
Fun-fly de la zone!
Ceci dit, je sais que nous pouvons faire
appel aux pilotes de la zone afin qu’ils
viennent donner un coup de main, en aidant à la sécurité ou quelque chose du
genre. Nous pourrions montrer au public
à quel point nous sommes professionnels
et sérieux lorsque vient le moment de
faire la promotion de notre passe-temps.
Nous préparerons une journée de vol
d’essai et de démonstration en mai prochain afin de montrer aux membres du
Conseil et au gérant de l’aéroport ce que
peuvent faire nos jets. Nous aimerions
aussi que notre zone prépare une exposition et un atelier au canton de South
Dundas afin de poursuivre notre œuvre
de relations publiques et afin de répondre
aux questions.
Vous pouvez suivre les plus récents
développements et consulter d’autres renseignements en ligne auprès de RCCanada au www.rccanada.ca. ñ
des aptitudes de pilotage. De l’argent a
été prévu en fonction de ces buts à atteindre et le Conseil de direction est en
train de formuler des procédures visant
à rendre ces sommes disponibles.
Une exigence consistera à soumettre
une requête sur papier afin d’expliquer
la nature de l’évènement, de ses buts et
ultimement, de rapporter les résultats de
l’activité. Ces initiatives seront en continu et de plus amples détails suivront
lorsqu’ils deviendront disponibles.
tant de clubs que possible, l’été prochain. Passons tous une saison sécuritaire et agréable. 
Site Web
Une autre tâche qui a abouti, c’est la
création d’un site Web plus convivial.
Je vous encourage de vous y rendre et
de l’explorer. Il faudra s’y faire un peu
mais je suis persuadé que ce sera une
nette amélioration. Il y aura bien sûr
de petits problèmes de croissance, mais
soyez patients.
On se revoit au terrain!
J’ai l’intention de rendre visite à au-
Tell Us Your Stories
We are looking for good ideas
and great stories!
Articles should be about 475 words
with 4 to 6 photos.
Model Profiles should be about 300
words with 4 to 6 photos
Event Reviews should be 475 words
with 4 to 6 good pictures
[email protected]
Model Aviation Canada
Ottawa Valley (G)
Christopher Malcomnson
29478
Zone Director
613-283-5724
[email protected]
facebook.com/ZoneG.director
We’ve got a good summer shaping
up with a great variety of events on the
schedule. Here’s a look at one that’s a
sure one to mark on your calendar!
Jets Over Iroquois (JOI)
by Ken Park
The Jets are back! Yes sir it’s true
we got a real full-blown proper jet event
slated for the July 4th weekend in the
town of Iroquois. Long story short: I
found an airport runway searching our
zone with “Googlemaps” and made inquiries with the airport manager and arranged a private tour in November 2014.
Brent Norman, Glenn Mitchell, Dave
Penchuk and I braved a freezing cold
wind to see the 2,000-ft paved runway.
O.K., we were all smiles as this town
park/airport had everything you could
think of to put on a great jet event.
Since the tour, we have added Jeff
Daly and Larry Ingham to the JOI team.
Everyone on the team has years of experience in handling zone events and I
am lucky to have them for our first Jet
event.
The real work began with Brent Norman and I going down in January to
pitch our proposal to the Township of
South Dundas. All I can say is that we
were warmly welcomed as an opportunity
to bring tourism dollars to the area was
greatly appreciated.
Going back and forth with the airport,
the town, and the insurance companies
was almost like a game of tennis. We’re
thankful for the huge help we got from
our Zone Director Chris Malcomnson and
Linda Patrick at the MAAC HQ.
The event is scheduled for us to do the
typical field set-up on the Friday morning with practice flying starting at noon.
The main event open to the public free of
charge will be the Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and we must be torn down and
out by noon on the Sunday.
We know that if we do this event
right and build trust and good will with
the airport manager and the Township
of South Dundas, we will be welcomed
back. Who knows, they may be open to
other RC events in future? The facility could be a great location for a future
Zone Fun Fly!
With this in mind, I know we can call
on the pilots of the zone to come out and
help us with the important safety jobs
etc. We could show the public how professional and serious we are about promoting our hobby.
We will be arranging a test/demo day
in May to show the council members and
the airport manager what our jets can
do. We would also like our zone to put
on a display and talk in the Township of
South Dundas to further our public relationships and vet questions of any concerns that they may have.
You can follow along with the updates
and other information on the web with
RC Canada at www.rccanada.ca ñ
JETS OVER IROQUOIS 2015
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Saturday July 4, 9am - 5pm
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Radio Control flying at it’s best! Come experience
the sound and power of turbine and electric ducted
fan jets up close.
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PILOTS
Test flights Friday after 12pm
Open Flying Saturday 9-5
Wrap-up Sunday before noon
Contact: Ken Park
[email protected]
Updates at www.rccanada.ca
“We may be small, but it’s big fun.”
Open to the public free of charge. Entertaining for the whole
family. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy Radio Control jets at their
best! Come to Iroqouis Ontario (right on the St. Lawrence
Seaway) and share in the excitement.
Limited camping is available right beside the venue. Also public
swimming nearby.
Food will be available on site, supporting local organizations.
For more information, see:
Model Aviation Canada
www.southdundas.com
May 2015- 13
Colombie-Britannique – zone côtière (H)
Bill Rollins
Directeur de zone
250-248-5545
27460L
[email protected]
Emplacement de l’assemblée de zone en
2015
Je vais débuter en vous demandant
votre avis -- et votre appui -- afin de déplacer le lieu de l’Assemblée annuelle de
la zone Colombie-Britannique (côtière)
en 2015. Traditionnellement, la rencontre avait lieu au Kin House de Ladner, qui se trouve non loin du terminal
de traversier Tsawwassen, de sorte à ce
que les membres qui arrivent de l’île de
Vancouver pouvaient de rencre des terminaux de Swartz Bay ou de Duke Point
assez facilement.
Je ne me souviens pas que quelqu’un
en provenance de l’île -- outre les gens
qui ont voyagé avec moi en prévision de
l’assemblée -- soit arrivé ainsi, si bien
que cette année, j’ai songé à déplacer le
lieu de rencontre à North Delta, Surrey
ou Langley. Selon les messages que je
recevrai, je réserverai une salle pour la
mi-octobre.
Requête de Mission Wings
J’ai reçu une requête de la part du
Club Mission Wing afin de relayer ce
message : l’exécutif recherche dix nouveaux membres. Si ça vous intéresse
de faire partie de ce club sensationnel,
rendez-vous au site Web du MAAC et
relevez les coordonnées de la personne
contact. J’aime beaucoup faire voler des
maquettes depuis ce terrain et si j’habitais plus près, je deviendrais membre.
Nouveau site Web
Notre nouveau site Web a été lancé à
la fin février et comporte un tout nouveau look et de nouvelles caractéristiques
de fonctionnement. L’équipe du site Web
et des communications ont une approche
«Oui, nous pouvons le faire» et ont travaillé très fort tout au long de la transition. Il y a toujours des accrocs lorsque
de nouvelles technologies sont adoptées
et je suis persuadé que d’ici à ce que vous
lisiez ceci, la plupart des problèmes auront été réglés.
Les sites Web ne peuvent survivre à
moins qu’ils ne possèdent du contenu pertinent et intéressant aux yeux de leurs
utilisateurs. L’expérience qu’on en retient, c’est d’y retourner si nous aimons
ce contenu.
14 - May 2015
Don Beatch with his Scale Piper Cub at the Victoria Radio Control Model Society (VRCMS) Cowichan Lake Float Fly, September 2014. / Don Beatch et sa copie volante du Piper Cub lors du Float-fly
de la Victoria Radio Control Model Society (VRCMS) à Cowichan Lake, en septembre 2014.
Celui du MAAC a traditionnellement
été notre principale source d’information
de sorte à ce que vous, à titre de membre
ou de représentant de club, puissiez y
trouver les renseignements afin de renouveler votre adhésion ou l’enregistrement
de votre club; parfois, il s’agissait aussi
de mettre à jour les renseignements au
sujet du club et les autres renseignements
afférents à notre association auprès du
MAAC et en ce qui a trait aux consignes
de sécurité lorsqu’on pilote.
Nous espérons que le nouveau site Web
poursuivra sur cette lancée mais qu’il le
fera de façon beaucoup plus organisée
et conviviale. Cela ne sera possible que
si les membres offrent du contenu et des
réactions qui seront utiles à ce processus.
Si vous voyez quelque chose ou que vous
écrivez quelque chose qui pourrait bénéficier à vos collègues modélistes, veuillez m’en faire part ou à votre directeur
de zone de sorte à ce que cet article soit
placé au bon endroit.
Profil et courriel
J’ai une autre requête à faire, ce qui
pourrait épargner de l’argent et du temps
au MAAC. Nous entrons tranquillement
dans l’univers numérique et nous avons
besoin de votre appui afin d’y arriver.
Veuillez aller au site Web (www.maac.
ca) et créer votre propre compte. Une
fois cette étape franchie, vous serez en
mesure d’ouvrir une session et d’accéder à votre tableau de bord personnalisé,
ce qui vous fera accéder à des ressources
vous permettant de renouveler votre adhésion, de compléter le formulaire d’enregistrement du club, de partager des
renseignements au sujet de vos maquettes
avec les autres membres à l’aide d’un
album photo. Vous aurez aussi accès à
d’autres outils qui vous permettront de
régler des choses sans même avoir à utiliser du papier ou des timbres.
Aussi, veuillez accepter l’invitation
du MAAC de vous envoyer des courriels.
Nous n’enverrons aucun pourriel ni même
partager vos renseignements avec qui que
ce soit! 
BC Coastal (H)
From page 15
tools that let you get things done without the need for wasting paper, stamps
and other resources.
Also, please allow MAAC the ability
to send e-mail to you. We will not send
any junk e-mail or share any of your
information with anyone! 
Model Aviation Canada
BC Coastal (H)
Bill Rollins
Zone Director
250-248-5545
27460L
[email protected]
2015 Annual Zone Meeting Location
I’m going to start off by asking for
your input, and hopefully support, for
moving the location of the 2015 B.C.
Coastal Annual Zone Meeting. Traditionally, the AZM has been held at the
Kin House in Ladner which is close to
the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal so that
members coming from Vancouver Island
could get from Swartz Bay or Duke Point
Ferry Terminals relatively easily.
I cannot remember anyone actually
coming from the Island other than those
who have travelled with me for the meeting so this year, I was thinking of moving the AZM to a venue to North Delta,
Surrey or Langley. Depending on the responses I get back, I will book the AZM
for mid-October.
Mission Wings Request
I have had a request from the Mission Wings to pass on a message that
they are looking for ten new members to
add to their roster. If you are interested
in becoming a member of this awesome
club, go to the MAAC website and get
their contact information and get a hold
of them. I very much enjoy flying at their
field and I most certainly would join if I
lived nearby.
New Website
Our new MAAC website was launched
at the end of February with a brand new
look and modern functionality. The crew
at “You Can Do That,” our Website and
Communication guys, have been working
very hard to work through this transition.
There are always growing pains when
new technologies are brought on-stream
and I’m sure that by the time you read
this, most will have been dealt with.
Websites cannot survive unless they
have content that is relevant and interesting to those viewing it. The experience
each of us has when we go to a website
directly relates to whether or not we return to it.
MAAC’s website has traditionally been
our main source for information so that
you, as a member, or as a club representative, could go there and find resources
necessary to either renew your membership, your club’s yearly registration, upModel Aviation Canada
Ross Donogh (left) and Bill Rollins at the PDQ Flyers field with Don Busch’s beautiful Precedent
model airplane. Don started building the 96-inch model in 2010 but could not finish it because of his
health. It was his wish that I complete the model and fly it. With Ross’s help, we did just that and test
flew it November 2014. I’m very proud to have this awesome flyer in my fleet and Ross and I fly it a
lot. Sadly, Don passed away on December 1, 2012. / Ross Donogh (à g.) et Bill Rollins au terrain des
PDQ Flyers avec le magnifique Precedent de Don Busch. Don a entamé la construction de cette maquette de 96 pouces en 2010 mais n’a pu la terminer pour des raisons de santé. Il avait souhaité que
je termine la construction pour ensuite la faire voler. Grâce à un coup de pouce de Ross, c’est précisément ce que nous avons fait et nous avons procédé au vol d’essai en novembre 2014. Je suis très fier
de compter cette maquette au sein de ma collection; Ross et moi la pilotons beaucoup. Tristement,
Don s’est éteint le 1er décembre 2012.
date club contact information and/ or
other information having to do with your
association with MAAC and what is required to fly safely.
We hope that the new website will not
only continue to provide these resources,
but that it will do so in a much more organized and engaging manner. This can
only be possible if our members provide
content and feedback that can be used to
make this happen. If you come by something or write something up that you feel
would benefit your fellow flyers, please
pass it on to me or your Zone Director so
that it can be put in the right place for
everyone’s benefit.
Your MAAC profile and e-mail update.
I have another request that would help
save MAAC and you some cash and some
valuable time. We are gradually moving into the ‘Digital World’ and need
your support to help us achieve this goal.
Please go to our website (www.maac.ca)
and create your own account. Once you
create an account, you will be able to log
in and have access to your own personal
Dashboard that gives you access to resources to renew your membership, fill
in club registration forms, share some of
your models with other members by creating your own photo album and other
Continued on page 14
May 2015- 15
Québec (I)
This small group fly indoors almost every weekend during the winter in Québec City. As you can see, there are helicopters airplanes, airbugs quads and we
all get along. Isn’t it great? Left to right: André Bernard, Étienne Guérin, Martin Lefebvre, Claude Bédard, Pierre Bolduc, Rodger Williams, Pierre-Luc
Lajoie, Jean-Yves Dubé, Yannick Foucault, Gilles Moreau and in the front, Dale Patry. / Ce petit groupe s’adonne au vol intérieur à presque toutes les fins
de semaine pendant l’hiver, à Québec. Comme vous pouvez le constater, on retrouve des hélicoptères, des avions, des quadricoptères bug et nous volons en
harmonie. De g. à dr. : André Bernard, Étienne Guérin, Martin Lefebvre, Claude Bédard, Pierre Bolduc, Rodger Williams, Pierre-Luc Lajoie, Jean-Yves
Dubé, Yannick Foucault, Gilles Moreau et à l’avant, Dale Patry.
Rodger Williams
Directeur de zone
418-650-3150
9587L
[email protected]
Maintenant que nous avons enduré le
mois de février le plus rigoureux des 115
dernières années, nous nous sommes finalement rendus au printemps… Allons
voler!
Ai-je attiré votre attention? Songez à
tout le plaisir que vous aurez en dévoilant
cette nouvelle maquette à temps pour le
printemps et en remisant l’équipement de
vol intérieur qui nous a aidé à survivre
aux longs mois d’hiver.
Mais il me semble que le vol intérieur ne soit plus relégué à une activité
hivernale. Grâce aux maquettes nano qui
font irruption sur le marché, vous pouvez maintenant vous adonner à du vol
d’immersion (First Person View, ou FPV
en anglais) à l’intérieur et apercevoir le
gymnase dans une tout autre perspective.
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En fait, quelques clubs ont réservé un
lieu de vol pendant les mois d’été au cas
où il pleut. Les adeptes vont pouvoir parfaire leur aptitude à l’aide de cette nouvelle variété de machines.
Quelle que soit votre attirance en modélisme, du moment que vous vous amusez, l’activité interclub en sera renouvelée.
site Web
Dans une autre veine, notre nouveau site Web amélioré est maintenant
en fonction et nous sommes à régler
quelques petits problèmes normaux. Si
vous éprouvez encore des difficultés,
soyez patients; l’équipe travaille d’arrache-pied afin de régler le tout.
Les comptes Facebook et Twitter fonctionnent et attirent des adeptes quotidiennement : https://www.facebook.com/
pages/Model-Aeronautics-Association-ofCanada/1502378183363886.
A.G.A.
L’Assemblée générale annuelle vient de
se terminer et la nouvelle brochette d’officiers poursuivra le travail qu’a entamé
le groupe précédent. La vie ne ralentit
jamais et le MAAC ne ralentira pas plus;
appuyons-les comme jamais auparavant.
Si vous planifiez un voyage au Canada,
vous pouvez toujours jeter un coup d’œil
aux évènements répertoriés et tenter de
vous rendre à l’un des plus gros Fun-flies
dans une autre province. Je suis persuadé
que les clubs vous accueilleront avec le
plus grand respect.
Il serait très avantageux de lire les
autres chroniques de cette revue puisque
la technologie progresse si rapidement.
Nos présidents de groupes d’intérêt spécialisés se rendent à des ateliers afin de
se garder à jour. 
Model Aviation Canada
Québec (I)
Pierre-Luc Lajoie doing some winter flying at the Helifun Field with his Goblin 570. / Pierre-Luc Lajoie effectue du vol hivernal au terrain de vol du Club
Hélifun à l’aide de son Goblin 570.
Rodger Williams
9587L
Zone Director
[email protected]
Whatever your vice is, as long as you
are having fun, then it will bring a new
level of interclub activity to the forefront.
After the coldest February in the last
115 years, we have finally made it to
spring so... let’s go fly.
Have I got your attention yet? Just
think of all the fun that you can have by
getting out that new model for spring and
mothballing the indoor equipment that
helped us survive the cold winter months.
But it seems indoor isn’t just a winter activity. With the new little Nanos,
you can FPV indoor and check out the
gym from a completely new perspective. In fact, some clubs still have signed
up for indoor activity during the summer months just in case it rains and or to
maintain their skills with the new breed
of machines.
Website
On another note, our new and improved website is up and running still
with some hiccups but improving on a
daily basis. If you are still having some
issues, please be patient as the team is
really working hard to make it all come
together.
Facebook and twitter are functioning
with new followers each day.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/
Model-Aeronautics-Association-of-Canada/1502378183363886
Model Aviation Canada
AGM
The AGM is over and the new slate of
officers will continue on with the good
work that was created by the last group.
Life never stands still and MAAC isn’t
going to either, so let’s get behind them
with our best foot forward and support
them even more than before.
If you are planning a trip in Canada,
you can look at the events and plan your
activities and try and locate yourself during the time of one of the larger Fun
Flies in one of the other provinces. I am
sure the clubs will welcome you with the
greatest of respect.
It would be most advantageous for all
to read the other articles in this magazine as the technology is advancing so
fast. Our special interest group chairmen
are going to seminars to keep up with the
changes. 
May 2015- 17
St Lawrence (J)
Steve Woloz
Directeur de zone
514 944 2437
7877L
[email protected]
Learn to Fly Program
We are pleased to announce that working in conjunction with the City of CôteSaint-Luc, The Saint-Lawrence Zone will
be inaugurating a ten-week introductory
program for model aviation. It is aimed
at children aged six and over accompanied by a adult. The program will consist of two phases. Phase 1: five weeks
of theory and phase 2: five weeks of practical, with actual flying.
One of the conditions we have stipulated in designing the course was that
since it was conceived with the goal of
attracting and retaining new pilots, each
participant would be obligated to take
a MAAC membership in order to be enrolled in the program. For the course design, have a look at the MAAC Website
> Saint-Lawrence Zone > Introductory
Course.
Each theory session will last two
hours, be interactive with video presentation, discussion, and a question and answer period. Models and flight simulators will be used to explain concepts of
flight.
In the practical session, program par-
ticipants will actually be taught to fly a
small electric airplane, the Hobby Zone
J 3 Micro Champ that can be flown indoors or in a park.
The City of Côte-Saint-Luc, working
co-operatively with us, has agreed to provide an AV-equipped classroom and a
specific park to fly the models -- all at no
cost to MAAC.
The Micro Champ, to be sourced from
a Canadian hobby supplier, has been selected due its great versatility for either
indoor or outdoor use, forgiving flight,
safety due to light weight and low speed,
and affordable price as a ready to fly
model, including all components.
We may also mention that we decided
to source from a local Canadian hobby
supplier to show solidarity with our
hobby stores and also assure availability of a ready supply of replacement parts
often needed due to crashes, something
that is inevitable with new pilots.
Note that in turn, the Canadian supplier for our program has offered to sell
us the RTF models at or slightly above
their cost to help us attract new MAAC
members.
Of interest is that although we had initially considered building a simple model
made from fibreboard as shown in the
Flite Test models, we did end up with a
RTF model. This decision was a consensus of opinion of the nine members of
the executive steering committee in the
Saint-Lawrence zone. The thought was
that today’s new modellers want instant
gratification and may lack patience and
lose interest in building. Furthermore,
much to our dismay, even if we purchased the fibreboard from the local dollar store, for a first-time modeller the
cost would have reached $ 300 by the
time we included all materials, tools and
then electronics. The Micro Champ will
cost less than half that and be fully ready
to fly immediately upon receipt.
Our ultimate goal is that by working
with our local hobby shop, we hope to
recruit the new breed of park flyer who
normally will buy and fly without ever
thinking about MAAC. We want them
to know that by joining MAAC, they will
get a lot more than simply insurance. We
intend to provide more details in the following Model Aviation Canada magazine.
programme. Si vous voulez jeter un coup
d’œil au contenu du concours consultez le
site Web du MAAC sous > St lawrence
Zone > Introductory Course.
Chaque leçon théorique durera deux
heures et deviendra interactive grâce à
une présentation vidéo, une discussion et
une période de questions et de réponses.
La théorie du vol sera expliquée grâce
à des maquettes et à des simulateurs de
vol.
Lors des séances pratiques, les participants apprendront à piloter à l’aide d’un
petit appareil électrique, le J3 Micro
Champ (du fabricant Hobby Zone) qu’on
peut faire voler à l’intérieur comme dans
un parc.
La ville de Côte-Saint-Luc a accepté
de nous fournir une salle de classe munie
d’équipement audio-visuel et un parc précis où les jeunes pourront faire voler les
maquettes, sans aucun déboursé pour le
MAAC.
Le Micro Champ, qu’on se procurera
depuis un distributeur canadien, a été sélectionné en raison de sa polyvalence lors
du vol intérieur ou extérieur, ses caractéristiques de vol qui pardonnent beaucoup,
de sa sécurité en raison de son poids léger et de sa faible vitesse et parce que
c’est une maquette prête à voler qui est
abordable et qui offre toutes les composantes nécessaires.
Nous pourrions aussi mentionner que
nous avons décidé de faire appel à un
fournisseur canadien afin de faire preuve
de solidarité à l’égard de nos magasins
de passe-temps et aussi afin d’assurer la
disponibilité de pièces de rechange dont
nous aurons besoin en raison de collisions, ce qui est inévitable avec les nouveaux pilotes.
Notez aussi qu’en retour, le fournis-
Updated MAAC Website
Your MAAC executive and web committee members are working hard updating the MAAC website. We encourage
you to visit and let us know your impressions. 
St Laurent (J)
Steve Woloz
Directeur de zone
514 944 2437
7877L
[email protected]
Programme d’apprentissage
Il nous fait plaisir de vous annoncer
qu’en partenariat avec la Ville de CôteSaint-Luc, la zone Saint-Laurent inaugurera un programme de dix semaines
d’introduction à l’aéromodélisme. Celuici est axé sur les enfants âgés de six ans
et davantage qui seront accompagnés
d’un(e) adulte. Il y aura deux phases.
Phase 1 : cinq semaines de théorie et
phase 2, cinq semaines de pratique et de
séances de vol.
L’une des conditions que nous avons
précisée en concevant le cours, c’est que
puisqu’il a été monté afin d’attirer et
de garder de nouveaux pilotes, chaque
participant(e) serait obligé(e) d’adhérer
au MAAC s’il/si elle veut s’inscrire au
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Saskatchewan (K)
Craig Ekstrand
Zone Director
306-741-3482
67884
[email protected]
Spring has sprung
Spring has finally sprung (or at least
we thought) and it is great to see the local hobbyists emerging from their dens
with their winter projects in hand, ready
to head outdoors and hit the air.
Jason Fraser, Cory Dyck and Jamie
Skerten were spotted flying their Crack
Beavers in the spring runoff at Chase
Field in Swift Current, early in March.
As with the normal Saskatchewan weather, however, just hours after this fun,
three inches of snow fell on the ground.
Saskatchewan Grown
The best part about being the zone
director is not the e-mails, conference
calls or even reading through the MAAC
Policy and Procedure Documents or
Safety Documents. It is the opportunity
to get to meet and talk to individuals in
this hobby that make it what it is today.
This week, I had the pleasure of meeting Zenon Dragan (#25507), the President/Founder/Research & Development
Specialist of Draganfly Innovations Inc.
His Saskatoon-based company manufactured the Draganflyer X4-ES, which
has been credited with the distinction
of being the first unmanned aerial system used to save a life. An acknowledgment so important that this UAV is now
becoming a part of aviation history at
Model Aviation Canada
the Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum in Chantilly, VA.
As I talked with Zenon about his accomplishments, he gave me a brief background about how he worked at a hobby
shop as a kid, getting into flying airplanes following in the steps of his father. Guided by his passion for the hobby,
he competed in NATS and even FAI racing in France.
When he came out of university, Zenon
knew that he needed to figure out something to do as there were not many jobs
to speak of in the ‘90s. So in 1998, he
and his wife Christine took a leap of faith
and started an online toy business focused on remote control flying saucers.
At this time, he felt that electrics were
the future and this proved to be correct.
“Selling thousands of our saucers got
us a lot of publicity like CNN, NBC, The
New York Times, Popular Mechanics and
Popular Science, just because we sold the
cool idea of flying your own flying saucer
indoors,” states Zenon.
With their success, they were able to
take a great idea and some good marketing and used the money they made to expand their product line. “The company
soon moved into the multi-rotor business
and is now considered the longest running manufacturer of multi-rotor helicopters in the world. And we were the first
to put a video camera on them and then
the first to stabilize that video on the
units,” says Zenon.
As interest spread, they were soon sell-
ing the units to local police. The company
had spent a lot of money on research and
development, focusing on making the
units easier to fly. “We brought on engineers to help us develop autopilots with
gyros, accelerometers, GPSs and barometric pressure. All those things that are
common now, we had to develop.”
In 2007, they came out with the X6
which was easy to fly and could carry a
high quality camera and they got really
busy selling this unit around the world.
The company has moved away from
the ‘hobby helicopters’, focusing on being a solution-based business providing
solutions and information such as 3D
mapping for law enforcement agencies,
agricultural mapping and power line inspections. They have spent time in B.C.
looking for the Sasquatch, Australia to
train the Australian Federal Police and
have even flown at the FBI headquarters.
With his drone soon going on display
in the Smithsonian, Zenon and his team
has proved that UAVs can be used to
save lives. Law enforcement agencies are
picking up this technology and it is becoming cheaper and cheaper.
“The technology is not going away, so
let’s get everybody on board with operating this stuff safely. Make sure rules are
in place so everyone is doing it properly.”
With the influx and demand being
placed on this industry, rules and regulations throughout the world have not kept
up and problems have arisen from people
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May 2015- 19
Saskatchewan (K)
Craig Ekstrand
Directeur de zone
306-741-3482
67884
[email protected]
Enfin le printemps?
Le printemps est finalement arrivé (ou
du moins, le pensions-nous) et c’est fantastique de voir des modélistes locaux
émerger de leur sous-sol en tenant leur
projet hivernal, fin prêts à sortir à l’extérieur pour les faire voler.
Jason Fraser, Cory Dyck et Jamie
Skerten ont été aperçus en train de faire
voler leurs Beavers (de Crack) dans
l’écoulement de l’eau printanier à Swift
Current, au début du mois de mars.
Comme le veut la météo typiquement saskatchewanaise, il est tombé trois pouces
de neige quelques heures plus tard.
Issu de la Saskatchewan
Le meilleur côté d’être directeur de
zone, ce n’est pas les courriels, les conférences téléphoniques ou de parcourir les
documents du MAAC sur les politiques et
procédures ou sur la sécurité. C’est plutôt
l’occasion de rencontrer des personnes
qui transforment notre passe-temps afin
qu’il devienne ce qu’on connaît.
Cette semaine, j’ai eu le plaisir de
faire la connaissance de Zenon Dragan
(MAAC 25507), président, fondateur et
spécialiste de la recherche et du développement chez Draganfly Innovations Inc.
Son entreprise, basée à Saskatoon, fabrique le Draganflyer X4-ES, qui a reçu
la distinction d’être le premier système
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aérien non habité utilisé à avoir sauvé
une vie. C’est une reconnaissance si importante que cet appareil passera à l’histoire aéronautique en faisant partie de
l’exposition du prestigieux Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum à Chantilly (Virginie).
En échangeant avec Zenon relativement à ses réalisations, il m’a donné un
bref aperçu à l’effet qu’il a travaillé dans
un magasin de passe-temps lorsqu’il était
jeune; comme son père, il a appris à piloter des avions. Animé de la passion pour
notre passe-temps, il a été concurrent
lors de NATS et s’est même rendu en
France afin de participer à de la course
sous l’égide de la FAI.
En sortant de l’université, Zenon savait qu’il devait trouver de quoi l’employer puisque les emplois étaient rares
dans les années 1990. En 1988, sa
femme Christine et lui ont fait acte de
foi en fondant une compagnie en ligne de
jouets qui s’est spécialisée dans la fabrication de soucoupes volantes télécommandées. Il avait déjà la conviction que
la propulsion électrique, c’était l’avenir,
et il ne s’est pas trompé.
«Nous avons vendu des milliers de nos
soucoupes, ce qui nous a valu beaucoup
de publicité auprès de CNN, NBC, The
New York Times, Popular Mechanics et
Popular Science, simplement parce que
nous avions ‘vendu’ l’idée qu’il était possible de faire voler votre propre soucoupe
volante à l’intérieur», raconte Zenon.
Forts de ce succès, les Dragan ont in-
vesti les profits de cette superbe idée (et
de la mise en marché qui avait réussi)
afin d’accroître le nombre de produits.
«Nous nous sommes tournés vers les
appareils multi-rotors et nous sommes
maintenant considérés comme étant le
plus ancien fabricant d’hélicoptères multi-rotors au monde. Nous avons été les
premiers à installer une caméra vidéo à
bord et nous avons été les premiers à stabiliser la vidéo,» illustre Zenon.
À mesure que l’intérêt grandissait,
l’entreprise s’est mise à vendre des unités
à la police locale. Draganfly Innovations
Inc. avait dépensé beaucoup d’argent en
recherche et développement afin de faciliter le pilotage de ces engins. «Nous
avons fait appel à des ingénieurs qui nous
ont aidé à concevoir des pilotes automatiques munis de gyros, d’accéléromètres,
de GPS et de capteurs de pression barométrique. Ces instruments qui sont répandus aujourd’hui, nous avons dû les
mettre au point.»
En 2007, cette équipe a dévoilé le modèle X6 qui était facile à piloter et qui
pouvait transporter un appareil photo de
très bonne qualité; les spécialistes de la
vente se sont activés à vendre ce produit
partout dans le monde.
L’entreprise s’est éloignée des petits
hélicoptères de loisir afin de se concentrer sur son passage à une compagnie
spécialisée en des solutions sur le terrain et des renseignements : cartographie
3D pour les agences de loi, cartographie
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South East Ontario (L)
Brad Egan
Zone Director
905 830-1801
48597
[email protected]
Happy May, everyone. I am at a bit
of a loss on what to talk about, this time
around. It is currently March as I write
this and the snow is almost all gone.
The fields are starting to dry up, April is
only days away, and I am sure you are
all planning your field clean-up days and
getting ready for the upcoming season.
This season is shaping up to an earlier
start than last year. The fields seem to be
much dryer than they were at this same
time, last year. Actually, I think we still
had snow on the ground in March 2014.
When I write my columns, I try not to
just report on what could potentially be
‘old news’ by the time you get the maga-
zine, but since I am also not clairvoyant, I can’t really report on things that
haven’t happened at the time of writing
this. Sorry about this little ramble session, I just thought I would let you guys
know what goes through my head when
it’s time to write a Zone L column.
Quite often, there is a lot of material I can draw from to fill this space. But
these past few months have been relatively quiet. Mostly in part due to the very
cold and windy couple of months we have
just had.
In spite of the blustery conditions, a
few hearty souls from The 6th Division
Flyers got together at the beginning of
March for their second annual Frozen
Lake Fun Fly at Bass Lake, just outside
of Orillia. It was a very, very windy day.
A few folks were flying planes, others
were flying helicopters and one flew a
multi-rotor. A good time was had by all
and the flying portion of the day ended
with a big pot of chili. Unfortunately, I
don’t have any photos.
As of March, the zone membership sits
at 1,290. That is up 52 from the same
time last year, so things are on track for
another good year in zone L. We also
now have five clubs in the zone with Geotextile runways. For anyone who has not
seen this type of runway, you should go
check them out. Contact me and I can
point you to the clubs. The Geo-Tex runways do have some advantages, most
notably for smaller electrics, but they do
work for all types of aircraft.
Have a great spring season, everyone! 
Sud Est Ontario (L)
Brad Egan Directeur de zone
905 830-1801 48597
[email protected]
Bon mois de mai, tout le monde. Je
ne sais pas vraiment de quoi vous parler,
cette fois. Nous sommes au mois de mars
et au moment où je rédige ces lignes, la
neige est presque complètement partie.
Les champs autour sont en train de sécher, le mois d’avril arrive sous peu et je
suis persuadé que vous êtes déjà en train
de planifier vos journées de grand nettoyage au terrain de vol et que vous vous
préparez à la prochaine saison de vol.
Cette saison devrait démarrer plus tôt
que l’an dernier. Les champs semblent
s’assécher plus vite qu’à pareille date,
l’année dernière. En fait, je crois que
nous avions encore de la neige au sol en
mars 2014.
Lorsque je rédige mes chroniques, je
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tente de ne pas rapporter ce qui pourrait être de vieilles nouvelles d’ici à ce
que vous receviez votre exemplaire de la
revue. Mais comme je ne suis pas clairvoyant, je ne peux pas davantage rapporter l’actualité qui ne s’est pas encore
produite. Désolé de m’étendre là-dessus
mais je voulais vous faire part de ce qui
me trotte dans la tête lorsque vient le
moment de rédiger un compte rendu des
activités de la zone L.
Souvent, j’ai amplement de matériel
pour remplir cet espace rédactionnel.
Mais ces derniers mois, c’était relativement calme, surtout en raison du temps
très froid et très venteux que nous avons
connu.
Malgré ces conditions venteuses,
quelques pilotes téméraires des 6th Division Flyers se sont rencontrés par une
journée justement venteuse. Quelquesuns pilotaient un avion, d’autres avaient
des hélicoptères et un pilote s’était doté
d’un multi-rotor. Tout le monde s’est bien
amusé et la portion des vols s’est conclue
avec une grosse marmite de chili. Malheureusement, je n’ai pas de photos.
À compter de mars 2015, le nombre
de membres au sein de la zone se situe à
1 290. Ce sont 52 modélistes de plus que
l’année dernière; l’année s’annonce bien.
Nous comptons maintenant cinq clubs
qui ont installé une piste de géotextile.
Si vous n’avez pas encore vu ce type de
piste, allez en voir une. Communiquez
avec moi et je vous donnerai les directions afin de vous rendre à l’un d’eux. De
telles pistes offrent des avantages, surtout pour les petits appareils électriques,
mais elles conviennent à tous les types de
maquettes.
Passez un beau printemps, tout le
monde! 
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Sud ouest (M)
Frank Klenk
Directeur de zone
(519) 842-8242
32001L
[email protected]
facebook.com/groups/621624031230166/
Journée internationale des drones
Les drones sont utiles et la Journée
internationale des drones, organisée à
Clinton (Ontario) le 14 mars, l’a prouvé. Claude Melbourne, Bob Valley (ces
deux en provenance de Brockville, (Jay
Byrnes, Bryan Mailloux et moi-même
y avons participé afin de représenter le
MAAC.
Les organisateurs, Nigel et Michele
Tilley, ont reçu un coup de main de Kevin et Jodie Grainger ainsi que de Bruce
Paylor. Les visiteurs étaient accueillis à
l’entrée par ces organisateurs souriants.
On retrouvait plusieurs tables sur lesquelles avaient été disposées des drones,
de la documentation, des simulateurs et
des personnes ressources qui pouvaient
répondre aux nombreuses questions.
Le stand du MAAC a été occupé tout
au long de la journée. Nous avons distribué des dépliants du MAAC, des revues
et une liste des clubs au sein de la zone
Sud-ouest (Ontario) et des personnes
avec qui communiquer.
L’aire de vol était gigantesque (108
pieds en largeur par 250 pieds). L’aire
des spectateurs était entièrement protégée par de la maille; c’était bien songé et
sécuritaire.
Bryan et Jay ont offert plusieurs démonstrations de vol 3D et d’hélicoptères aux spectateurs tout au long de la
journée. Plusieurs cases horaires ont été
St Laurent (J)
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seur canadien nous a offert de nous
vendre les maquettes prêtes à voler à un
prix à peine plus élevé que le prix coûtant afin de nous aider à attirer de nouveaux membres du MAAC.
Autre considération, bien que nous
ayons songé initialement à construire
une maquette toute simple à l’aide de
fibreboard (comme les maquettes Flite
Test), nous avons plutôt sélectionné un
appareil prêt à voler. Cette décision
découle d’un consensus parmi les neuf
membres du Comité de direction de la
zone Saint-Laurent. La logique : les
modélistes modernes recherchent une
gratification instantanée et pourraient
perdre patience et intérêt par rapport à
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prévues afin de permettre à quiconque
d’essayer de piloter un drone. Les organisateurs ont passé beaucoup de temps à
conseiller les enfants et les adultes.
Ces mêmes organisateurs avaient enrôlé l’annonceur professionnel de rodéos
Joe Scully. Ses interventions au micro
ont ajouté de la classe.
CBC News, CTV News, Clinton News,
The London Free Press et un journaliste
britannique étaient sur place et se sont
affairés à mener des entrevues et à capter des prises de vue sur les activités.
Je n’ai pas vu beaucoup de personnes
aux cheveux blancs mais plutôt bien des
jeunes qui étaient non seulement enthousiastes mais qui ont vécu la journée à
titre de pilotes ou de spectateurs.
Commercialement parlant, des agriculteurs en quête de drones pour la cartographie aérienne, la surveillance des
récoltes, l’examen de leurs clôtures et la
sécurité m’ont posé plusieurs questions.
Côté loisirs, nous avons répondu à plusieurs questions sur les endroits où se
procurer de telles machines et comment
piloter en toute sécurité. Transports Canada a fait du bon travail de promotion
et tout le monde savait que ce ministère
s’intéresse à nos activités.
Généralement parlant, nous avons été
très impressionnés des activités de la
journée et de l’accent qui avait été placé
sur le vol sécuritaire. Nous avons hâte de
répéter l’expérience l’année prochaine.
Je recommande que tout le monde appuie
les évènements mettant en vedette les
drones dans leur région; c’était une approche très éducative et ça procure une
très bonne visibilité. L’exercice en valait
la peine, à en juger par les nombreux
sourires.
Nigel était très heureux et il a mentionné qu’il répétera le tout. En fait, le
rassemblement IDD 2016 est déjà prévu à Clinton pour le 7 mai. Matt Lee a
l’intention de présenter des évènements
de vol intérieur et extérieur, y compris
d’offrir une piste pour les maquettes télécommandées. Êtes-vous prêts?
Voici quelques liens médiatiques (en
anglais)…
http://www.internationaldroneday.com/
check-out-the-press-about-internationaldrone-day-from-around-the-world/
http://www.lfpress.com/2015/03/11/international-drone-day-saturday-expectedto-draw-crowds-of-enthusiasts
http://londonontariosports.com/outdoor/in-the-air/international-drone-daymarch-14/
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/
video?clipId=570530
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc
8T7USeWDw&feature=youtu.be
la construction. De plus, à notre grande
surprise, même si nous avions acquis de
la fibreboard chez un magasin Dollarama, le coût d’assemblage aurait atteint
300 $ pour les débutants si l’on ajoute
les matériaux, outils et l’électronique.
Le Micro Champ coûtera moins de la
moitié et sera prêt à voler dès que les
enfants se le procurent.
Notre but ultime, c’est qu’en travaillant de concert avec notre magasin de
passe-temps local, nous espérons recruter une nouvelle génération de modéliste adepte des Park Flyers qui achète
un produit sans même considérer devenir membre du MAAC. Nous voulons
les informer qu’en joignant les rangs du
MAAC, chacun et chacune recevra bien
plus que de la simple assurance. Nous
avons l’intention de vous offrir de plus
amples détails dans le prochain numéro
de Model Aviation Canada.
Évènements au sein de la zone
La zone Sud-ouest offre de quoi à tout
le monde, qu’il s’agisse du vol circulaire,
de Fun-flies, des rassemblements de copies volantes ou de jets, ainsi que de la
compétition. Nous l’avons! Planifiez être
de la partie. Vérifiez le nouveau site Web
du MAAC pour en lire les détails. N’oubliez pas que nous présenterons un Funfly de zone dans la ville touristique de
Goderich, du 14 au 16 août. 
Site Web du MAAC
Votre exécutif et membres des comités spéciaux travaillent d’arrache-pied à
faire une mise à niveau du site Web du
MAAC. Nous vous encourageons à l’examiner et à nous faire part de vos impressions.. 
Model Aviation Canada
South West Ontario (M)
Frank Klenk
Zone Director
(519) 842-8242
32001L
[email protected]
facebook.com/groups/621624031230166/
International Drone Day
Drones are good, and so was the
International Drone Day that was held in
Clinton, ON, on March 14.
Claude Melbourne, Bob Valley from
Brockville, Jay Byrnes, Bryan Mailloux,
and myself attended, representing
MAAC.
The event organizers Nigel and
Michele Tilley were assisted by Kevin and
Jodie Grainger and Bruce Paylor.
Visitors were greeted at the entrance
by event staff with a smile. Several
tables full of drone displays, literature,
simulators and lots of people to answer
all their questions were on hand.
The MAAC booth was busy all day. We
handed out MAAC brochures, magazines
and a list of Southwest zone club
locations with contacts.
The flying area was huge, 108 feet
wide and 250 feet long. The spectator
area was completely protected by mesh,
very well thought out and secure.
Bryan and Jay put on several 3D
and helicopter demonstrations for the
spectators throughout the day. Several
time slots were set aside for anyone
wanting to try their hand
at flying a drone. The
organizers spent a lot of
time with the kids and adults
providing guidance and help.
Event organizers
had professional rodeo
announcer Joe Scully on the
microphone which really
added class to this event.
CBC News, CTV News,
Clinton News, The London
Free Press and a reporter
from the United Kingdom
were on hand conducting
interviews and filming the
day’s activities.
I did not see a lot of
grey hair in attendance but
rather a lot of enthusiastic
young people, flying and as
spectators.
On the commercial side,
I received many questions
from farmers looking
for drones to do aerial
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mapping, crop surveillance, perimeter
fence checking and home security. On
the recreational side, we fielded many
questions as to where to purchase and fly
and how to fly safely. Transport Canada
has done a good job of advertising as
everyone was aware of them.
Overall, we were very impressed with
the day’s activities and the emphasis
on safe flying. We look forward to next
year. I recommend that everyone support
drone events in your area next year as
it is a very educational approach that
also provides great exposure. Seeing the
smiles on everyone’s face was worth it.
Nigel was very happy and mentioned
we will do this again next year. In fact,
the Clinton 2016 IDD date will be May
7. Matt Lee is intending to have both
indoor and outdoor events including a
runway for RC aircraft. Are you ready?
Here are some press links…
http://www.internationaldroneday.com/
check-out-the-press-about-internationaldrone-day-from-around-the-world/
http://www.lfpress.com/2015/03/11/
international-drone-day-saturdayexpected-to-draw-crowds-of-enthusiasts
http://
londonontariosports.
com/outdoor/in-the-air/
international-drone-daymarch-14/
http://kitchener.
ctvnews.ca/
video?clipId=570530
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=Lc8T7USe
WDw&feature=youtu.be
Zone Events
The Southwest
Zone has an event for
everyone, control line,
Fun Flys, scale, jets, and
competition, we have it
all. Make your plans to
attend. Check the “NEW”
MAAC website for event
details. Don’t forget we
will have a Zone Fun Fly
in the tourist-friendly
town of Goderich, August
14 to 16. 
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F3P Word Championships: James Millson
My name is James Millson and I’m nine-years-old and I
fly with the Northumberland Electric Aviators in Port Hope,
Ontario. I have been flying RC for three years and last fall
I found out I had the opportunity to go to the F3P Word
Championships in Warsaw, Poland. When I found out, I was
overjoyed and I had a hard time sleeping because I was so excited.
We started practicing at the Cobourg Community Center
Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:15 am – 8:45 am
every week. In January, I got my own carbon plane, a Victory from Donatas Design in Lithuania. The new plane is very
cool; it weighed 54 grams ready to fly. It flew very, very well
and with all that practice my flying improved a lot too.
Practice was a lot more fun than it was work. I would like
to thank my instructor Scott McNaught and my coach Harry
Ells for coming out to help me. I learned a lot from them.
Soon the day came and we were ready to go to Poland!
My mom, dad and little brother came with me. We travelled with two other team members, Pat McKenzie and Paul
Hepworth with British Airways and it was a very long trip! I
woke up on the plane and rolled over and told my Dad that I
was never going to do this again. We got settled into our hotel and we went over to check out the arena.
We had three practice days and I was able to make seven
practice flights. On the last practice day, Donatas Pauzuolis
came over, looked at my plane, and added some speed brakes
to my plane. He also called for me on my second last practice flight!! That was really, really, cool.
Tuesday and Wednesday I flew my four competition flights.
By the time practice was over I had worked out all the
nerves. Now it was just fun flying my pattern with my Dad
calling for me. I flew the best I could, and I finished second
place on the Canadian Team, fifty-first out of fifty-four pilots.
Team Canada was fourteenth of seventeen teams.
I thought it was really cool that I won the youngest pilot
award. This was a big surprise. I got a trophy, a Citrino kit,
and a DX6 Spectrum Radio.
I learned a lot from watching and talking to the other pilots. I really hope I get a chance to go to the 2017 Worlds in
France.
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who don’t even know what our clubs are or who
MAAC is.
Looking forward, Zenon sees Canada in a pretty
good spot with regards to regulations.
“We have been working with Transport Canada
for a number of years to legally fly these things
to do jobs. Over the last three or four years, there
has been a glut of UAVs coming out but people
are buying them because they want to take videos.
They are flying cameras, with drones being used to
get them in the air and anyone can ‘click’ and buy
a unit, having it on their door step the next day.
They just want the video shot. So you have easy to
fly helicopters that do not require much training
with people of all ages flying them wherever they
want.” This has caused a lot of problems and as he
states, “a paradigm shift for our hobby.”
This category of RC does not generally attract
a group of people looking to fly them at our clubs.
But he does believe that with all their recent publicity, people are a lot more aware of how drones
or UAVs should be used and it is important that
we take the time to educate the public on their safe
use. The multi-rotor helicopter has changed the
game; we just need make sure we educate people
on how and where we should be flying.
For more information on Zenon Dragan and
Draganfly Innovations Inc., check them out at
www.draganfly.com or Google them to see the
many, many news events they have been involved in
over the years. 
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agricole ou encore afin de faciliter l’inspection des lignes électriques. Certains
appareils de Dragan ont effectué une
recherche du mythique Sasquatch, on les
a utilisés en Australie dans le cadre de
la formation de la Police fédérale australienne et un appareil a même volé à
même le siège du FBI.
Comme son drone sera bientôt exposé
au Smithsonian, Zenon et son équipe ont
prouvé que les véhicules aériens non habités peuvent être utilisés afin de sauver
des vies. Les agences de l’application de
la loi ont adopté cette technologie qui
devient de plus en plus abordable.
«Cette technologie n›est pas sur le
point de mourir; embarquons tout le
monde là-dedans afin de nous assurer
que les gens opèrent cet équipement en
toute sécurité. Assurez-vous que des règlements soient élaborés afin de faire en
sorte que tout le monde exploite ces engins correctement.»
Cet engouement et cette demande accrue pour des produits issus de cette industrie a fait en sorte que les règlements
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Atlantique (B)
suite de la page 9
manence pendant un bon moment. Pour de plus amples renseignements,
consultez le http://lancasterkb882.ca/en/ (en anglais, seulement).
Vol intérieur à Dartmouth
Après avoir reçu une invitation de la part du Centre communautaire de
Lake Echo (tout juste aux abords de Dartmouth), des membres de la Halifax Electric Flyers Association (HEFA) ont participé à une journée de
vol intérieur, le 20 mars dernier. L’évènement s’inscrivait dans le cadre
d’un camp de la semaine de relâche de mars pour les jeunes; Vic Rusgys
et Mary Jefferson l’ont organisé.
John O’Sullivan, un modéliste de Dartmouth est devenu le centre d’attention de tout le monde lorsqu’il a ouvert une grande boîte qui renfermait des planeurs Sparrow de vol libre (envergure de 12 pouces) qu’il
avait construits pour cette journée. Ces petites maquettes sont de sa
propre conception et John les faisait connaître jadis pendant qu’il animait
des ateliers de construction dans les écoles, il y a quelques années.
Les planeurs ont été construits grâce à des matériaux dont a fait don
John Hatt, de Maritime Crafts and Hobbies. John et son magasin appuient les clubs depuis bon nombre d’années.
En tout, 14 enfants étaient de la partie et ils ont rapidement fait voler
les planeurs dans le gymnase. En peu de temps, certains sont revenus à
l’atelier de fortune afin de se faire réparer et d’autres ont dû carrément
être remplacés. Heureusement, John en avait construit 21, si bien que les
enfants ont pu reprendre les vols.
Les deux heures se sont écoulées à la vitesse de l’éclair et les enfants
faisaient voler leur maquette aussi énergiquement à la fin qu’au début de
la séance. Ils étaient polis, très intéressés et ont posé des questions très
pertinentes et avec un intérêt soutenu. Si ces jeunes sont représentatifs de
la prochaine génération, le Canada n’a pas à s’inquiéter de l’avenir de ce
passe-temps.
n’ont pas suivi cette courbe plutôt raide;
les problèmes se sont manifestés en
provenance de personnes qui ne savent
même pas ce que sont les clubs d’aéromodélisme ou ce qu’est le MAAC.
Lorsqu’on lui demande de se tourner
vers l’avenir, Zenon croit que le Canada
est avantageusement placé par rapport
aux règlements.
«Depuis plusieurs années, nous travaillons de concert avec Transports Canada afin de pouvoir piloter ces engins
légalement afin qu›ils accomplissent des
tâches précises. Depuis trois ou quatre
ans, il y a une abondance d›UAV sur le
marché mais les gens les achètent parce
qu›ils veulent tourner des images vidéo.
Ils pilotent des caméras aériennes; les
drones ne sont que le véhicule pour les
faire prendre la voie des airs. N›importe
qui peut cliquer en ligne et acheter
une unité pour se la faire livrer à leur
porte, le lendemain. Ces personnes ne
recherchent que la prise vidéo. On se retrouve avec des hélicoptères très faciles
à piloter qui ne requièrent pas beaucoup
de formation et avec des pilotes de tous
les âges qui les font voler n’importe où.»
Cela a entraîné les problèmes que l’on
connaît et, comme il le dit lui-même,
«un changement de paradigme au sein
de notre passe-temps».
Ce volet de l’aéromodélisme télécommandé n’attire pas généralement
un groupe de pilotes qui veulent faire
évoluer ces appareils à nos clubs. Mais
Zenon croit qu’en vertu de toute la publicité des derniers mois, le public sait
davantage comment les drones ou véhicules aériens non habités devraient être
utilisés et qu’il importe de prendre le
temps de sensibiliser le public quant à
leur utilisation sécuritaire. L’hélicoptère
multi-rotor a changé la donne; nous devons nous assurer de sensibiliser les gens
sur la façon de les faire voler, et où.
Pour de plus amples renseignements
sur Zenon Dragan et sur Draganfly Innovations Inc., vous pouvez les consulter au www.draganfly.com ou faites une
recherche Google afin de constater les
évènements auxquels ils ont été mêlés au
fil des années. 
Model Aviation Canada
Disability Awareness
Mike Lang
#61332
Chair
519-913-2022 [email protected]
Hello fellow MAAC members. My
name is Mike Lang and I’ve been given
the chance to chair this Committee for
Handicap Awareness.
For me, it is a committee that has so
much meaning as I have been disabled
for a number of years now and it’s this
hobby and MAAC that have kept me going. I suffered two strokes in September 2010 and have had my fair share of
health related problems, but what has
got me through is my fellow modellers
locally and my flying club in Saint-Thomas, ON.
I think that this is a great hobby and
that it has potential to improve your
health. It’s also is a very good way to regain the social aspect that many disabled
people miss out on. It’s a hobby that
anyone can do; from detailed scale building to taking to the skies with today’s
quality ARFs.
I have been involved with RC planes
for about 20 years and I am active in
scale building and flying. I enjoy the cutting of my own short kits or building a
kit from scratch, and then flying the final
product at the field. I also love to show
off what I have accomplished over the
last year’s building season. There is nothing like a spring day at the field when
it’s time for that first maiden of that new
addition to the hangar.
I know that if we can make the hobby
and fields more accessible, and if we are
willing to spend a little time bringing
others into this hobby, we will all benefit.
What I hope to do as Chair of the
Handicap Awareness Committee is to
make MAAC and its members more
aware of the needs of people with disabilities, and open everyone’s eyes to ways
that we can allow people of all means to
enjoy this great hobby.
I would also love to make people with
disabilities more aware of this hobby
and give them something that they can
become part of and make them feel like
they matter in an organization as great
as MAAC.
I think we need to make the public
more aware of who we are as modellers
and let them see what we are about. But
at club level, I think we can all do a bit
more to make people with disabilities
more welcome in this hobby.
I know at our field that the members
are very helpful when someone with problems shows up to fly. They are very willing to help carry and set up some planes
and get them ready to fly. The whole experience is a great, pleasurable experience and I look forward to getting to the
field whenever possible.
I also wanted to take this time to ask
for any member who would be interested
in joining us on the Handicap Awareness
Committee to please send me an e-mail.
We will contact you as soon as possible.
Please feel free to contact me through
the MAAC website with any issues or
concerns that you might have and I will
be more than happy to help you in any
way I can. 
jourd’hui.
Je me suis impliqué au sein des maquettes télécommandées depuis environ
20 ans et je demeure actif en construisant et en pilotant des copies volantes.
J’adore montrer aux autres ce que j’ai
accompli depuis la dernière saison de vol.
Il n’y a rien de mieux qu’un jour de printemps lorsqu’on procède au vol inaugural
de cet ajout dans notre hangar personnel.
Je suis persuadé que si nous rendons
ce passe-temps et les terrains de vol plus
accessibles et si nous sommes disposés
à faciliter l’entrée des autres au sein de
notre giron, nous en bénéficierons tous.
Ce que j’espère pouvoir accomplir à
titre de président du Comité de sensibilisation aux personnes handicapées, c’est
de sensibiliser le MAAC et ses membres
aux besoins particuliers des personnes
ayant des handicaps et de leur ouvrir les
yeux quant aux façons de permettre à
tout le monde de s’amuser tout autant au
sein du passe-temps.
J’aimerais aussi faire en sorte que les
personnes ayant des handicaps s’aperçoivent que notre passe-temps leur offre
beaucoup de possibilités, qu’ils pourraient en faire partie et que leur point de
vue importe à un organisme aussi splendide que le MAAC.
Je crois que nous devons aussi sensibiliser le public à apprendre qui nous
sommes à titre de modélistes et qu’ils
puissent voir ce en quoi nous croyons. Au
niveau du club, je crois que nous pouvons
tous en faire un peu plus afin de faciliter
l’accueil des personnes ayant un handicap au sein de nos activités.
Ce que je peux vous dire, c’est qu’à
notre terrain, les membres donnent toujours un coup de main aux personnes
qui sont un peu plus limitées. Mes amis
sont toujours disposés à aider à transporter et à préparer des avions. L’expérience s’avère fantastique et agréable et
j’ai toujours hâte de me rendre au terrain
aussi souvent que possible.
Je voulais aussi prendre un instant
afin de dire à quiconque voudrait faire
partie de ce comité qu’il peut m’envoyer
un courriel. Nous communiquerons avec
vous le plus tôt possible.
Sentez-vous bien à l’aise de communiquer avec moi par le biais du site Web du
MAAC si vous avez quelque inquiétude
que ce soit et il me fera plaisir de vous
aider du mieux que je le peux. 
Sensibilisation aux handicaps
Mike Lang
#61332
Président
519-913-2022 [email protected]
Bonjour, collègues du MAAC. Je
m’appelle Mike Lang et on m’a donné la
chance de présider ce comité.
Pour moi, c’est un comité qui a beaucoup de signification puisque j’ai des
handicaps depuis quelques années maintenant et c’est précisément ce passetemps et le MAAC qui me motivent.
J’ai subi deux accidents cérébrovasculaires en septembre 2010 et j’ai eu ma
part de problèmes de santé mais ce qui
me gardaient aller, pour ainsi dire, ce
sont mes collègues locaux et mon club à
Saint-Thomas (Ontario).
Je crois que notre passe-temps est sensationnel et qu’il a le potentiel d’améliorer la santé. C’est aussi une très bonne
façon de récupérer un semblant de vie sociale, ce dont s’ennuient souvent les personnes handicapées. C’est un passe-temps
auquel n’importe qui peut s’adonner, de
la construction de copies volantes très
détaillées aux premiers balbutiements du
pilotage grâce aux excellentes maquettes
presque prêtes à voler (les ARF) d’auModel Aviation Canada
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FPV
Zoltan Pittner
Chair
905-264-2745
62719
[email protected]
Transport Canada
Toward the end of the year, the world
outside of MAAC has been boiling with
new information being released by Transport Canada almost on weekly basis.
Transport Canada started a new media
campaign around do’s and don’ts of UAV
and drone operations. Some of us had
a hard look at these articles, because in
certain cases these contradicted with the
existing rules, in other cases contained
contradicting information from one paragraph to another.
We looked at these media releases in
depth, the MAAC representatives contacted Transport Canada and had several
meetings around this subject.
The important news for us MAAC
members is that Transport Canada reaches out to all those who are not members
of MAAC and this campaign targets the
everyday Joe who buys a ready-to-fly
drone and does not know anything about
RC flying and rules.
FPV Racing
For 2015, we have a few very exciting
news. It seems that FPV has taken a new
big step ahead and from standard FPV
flying around, we have quite a few groups
now who are “racing FPV”.
This is a new trend and just started
to pick up speed in the past few months.
FPV racing is done with small, 250 size
quadcopters. These little birds can do
amazing speed and very fair agility in the
hand of the proper pilot. The FPV racing
– given that is still winter in Canada – is
done indoors usually on a closed obstacle
course. There are usually four or five
racers flying at the same time, all FPV
and the focus is on completing the course
FPV
Zoltan Pittner
62719
Président
905-264-2745fpv.chair.maac@gmail.
com
Transports Canada
Vers la fin de l’année dernière, le
monde à l’extérieur du MAAC vit à
l’heure de nouveaux renseignements que
28 - May 2015
A 250-size quad rotor as seen in some of the racing events. / Un quadricoptère de dimension 250 typique de ce qu’on a vu durant les courses.
in the shortest time. Usually the first who
finishes and does not miss any gates or
obstacles is the winner.
In February, there was a big race organized in Clinton, Ontario. The 250
quads were equipped with transponders and the laps and times were properly
counted by the electronics.
Some other people in Toronto are organizing 250 races biweekly. If you ask
me it is a bit disorganized because proper safety rules are often not followed,
there is no clearly marked flight line,
people walking onto the racetrack to recover their downed quadcopters while
the race is still on, as well as constantly
having interference problems in lack of a
properly designed and followed FPV frequency chart.
All these problems can be resolved
by following the safety and FPV guidelines and organizing proper frequency allocation for the racers. It is also a very
good idea to make sure that the bystanders are further apart so cannot be hurt
by fly-away little drones. The pilots who
are waiting to fly have to have all their
equipment powered down and no testing
can happen during the races.
The summer is coming and we are
planning to organize several similar
races outdoors in different places in Ontario. We are looking into planning these
races and inviting MAAC members interested in participating with their own
quads and FPV set-ups.
Till then, happy flying everyone, summer is almost here.
dévoile Transports Canada presque hebdomadairement.
Ce ministère fédéral a lancé une nouvelle campagne médiatique sur ce qu’on
peut faire ou ne pas faire lorsqu’on fait
évoluer un véhicule aérien non habité (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ou UAV
en anglais) et un drone. Quelques-uns
d’entre nous nous sommes penchés at-
tentivement sur ces articles parce qu’en
certains cas, ils contredisaient les règlements actuels et dans d’autres cas, ils
renfermaient de l’information contradictoire d’un paragraphe à l’autre.
Nous avons examiné ces communiqués
de presse en profondeur avant que les représentants du MAAC ne communiquent
suite à la page 32
Model Aviation Canada
Public Relations
Roy Rymer
Chair
905-685-1170
61172L
[email protected]
MAAC has launched an ambitious project to build a new member-managed
and user-friendly website. There are two
elements to the project – the front end,
which the members see and interact with,
and the hidden back-end which is the new
relational database that contains, and
manages, the information. Access to the
data is designed with the current industry
standard protocols for security (member
accounts and passwords) as well compliance with the various privacy acts.
The members will be able to access
their personal profile data, and only their
data, at any time and make changes to it.
The change in the database is immediate. Also with this change, there will no
longer be a need for the members to resubmit all their information when they
renew. You will open your profile, change
what needs to be changed and submit the
application. But changes can be made at
any time, not just at renewal time!
A club president will have 24/7 access to his club’s data. The security and
the benefits for the club are the same as
for the individual member. This is a new
tool that will soon become available to
the club president, giving him the ability
to run a report to see who, in their club,
is in good standing with MAAC.
The event database is linked with the
club database and the member database. Posting a new event is very simple
and less time consuming than the previous process. Much of the data required
for an event is actually drawn from the
members' and club databases. The autofill feature works great. Also, much of
the typing has been eliminated through
the use of dropdown menus. The person running an event will also be able to
add real-time updates during the event –
weather details, for example.
A number of tools and report generators have been built for the office ad-
ministration, thereby reducing the daily
administration workload.
To say that the MAAC website previously had a document management system would be incorrect. It really was a
hodgepodge of stuff scattered all over the
website and in odd folders. The member
had a difficult time finding what he wanted. The documents are not currently up
on the website because a new document
management system is being built to ISO
9000 standards.
A number of new tools and report generators have been built for the zone directors' use. They can run the reports of
what they want, when they want it. This,
again, takes some of the workload off the
office administration staff.
Folks are very happy with the improvements. Imagine how ecstatic they will be
once everything is fully operational!
If you haven't seen the new site, check
it out at maac.ca 
adhésion!
Un président de club aura accès aux
données de son club 24 heures par jour,
sept jours sur sept. Les éléments de sécurité et les bénéfices seront les mêmes
pour les clubs que pour les membres.
C’est un nouvel outil qui sera bientôt disponible auprès du président de club, ce
qui lui permettra de générer un rapport
afin de vérifier quels sont les membres en
règle du MAAC.
La base de données des évènements
est reliée à celle du club et à celle du
membre. Il sera très facile d’afficher
un évènement et cela prendra moins de
temps qu’auparavant. Le gros de ces données requises afin de décrire un évènement sera prélevé depuis les données des
membres et des clubs. Cette caractéristique automatisée fonctionne très bien.
Aussi, le travail de taper a été diminué
de beaucoup à l’aide de menus défilants.
La personne qui organise un rassemblement pourra ajouter des mises à jour en
temps réel -- les détails de la météo, par
exemple.
Plusieurs outils et générateurs de rapport ont été conçus à l’intention du personnel administratif au siège du MAAC,
ce qui réduira la charge de travail quoti-
dienne.
Il serait faux d’affirmer que le site
Web du MAAC possédait auparavant
un système de gestion des documents.
C’était finalement un ramassis de documents qui était éparpillé partout dans le
site Web, ces documents étant souvent
insérés dans des fichiers bizarres. Le
membre avait de la difficulté à trouver
ce qu’il cherchait. Les divers documents
ne sont pas encore affichés au site Web
parce que nous sommes présentement
en train de monter un système de gestion des données qui se conformera aux
normes ISO 9000.
Plusieurs outils et générateurs de rapport ont été incorporés à l’intention des
directeurs de zone. Ils pourront générer un rapport de ce qu’ils veulent, à tout
moment. Cela allégera le fardeau administratif de notre personnel au siège du
MAAC.
Les modélistes sont très heureux des
améliorations. Imaginez leur excitation
une fois que toutes les caractéristiques
seront fonctionnelles!
Si vous n’avez pas encore consulté le
nouveau site Web, allez faire un tour au
maac.ca.
Relations Publiques
Roy Rymer
Président
905-685-1170
61172L
[email protected]
Le MAAC a lancé un ambitieux projet
: monter un nouveau site Web qui soit à
la fois géré par ses membres et convivial.
Il y a deux éléments -- l’avant-scène,
que voient les membres et avec laquelle
ils interagissent -- et l’arrière-scène dissimulée qui contient et gère l’information. L’accès aux données a été conçu
afin d’être conforme à tous les protocoles
actuels de l’industrie pour la sécurité
(comptes de membre et mots de passe) de
même qu’à toutes les lois sur la vie privée.
Les membres pourront accéder à leur
profil personnel -- et seulement à leurs
données -- à tout moment pour y effectuer des changements. Ces changements
s’effectueront immédiatement. Ainsi, les
membres ne devront plus resoumettre
leur information au moment où ils renouvellent leur adhésion au MAAC. Vous
serez en mesure d’ouvrir votre profil,
de modifier les données et de soumettre
la demande. Vous pouvez apporter des
changements à tout moment et non plus
seulement au moment de renouveler votre
Model Aviation Canada
May 2015- 29
Multi-Rotor
Eddie Jara
Il y a cinq ans, ma femme Marianne
et moi avons décidé de nous détourner de
la grande ville et de déménager à Stouffville (Ontario). Nous avons été attirés
par la vie dans une petite localité et les
grands champs tout autour.
Lorsque nous avons commencé à explorer les environs, je n’ai pu m’empêcher de remarquer un groupe de personnes réunies sur un terrain très bien
entretenu et qui faisaient voler toutes
sortes de maquettes télécommandées.
C’était intriguant, c’est sûr. Un jour que
je passais en voiture non loin, ma femme
m’a dit : « Hé, c’est cool! Pourquoi n’essaies-tu pas cela? » Je lui ai rapidement
répondu : « J’aimerais bien, mais je n’ai
pas des milliers de dollars pour assembler quelque chose qui va s’écraser. »
J’étais loin de m’imaginer jusqu’où me
mènerait ma curiosité.
Cela n’a pas été long que je me suis
arrêté au terrain de vol et que j’ai bombardé de questions les pilotes. Comme il
s’agit d’une bande de chics types, ils ont
en quelque sorte attisé la braise du feu et
je peux vous dire qu’à partir de ce jourlà, j’étais bel et bien lancé. J’ai lu tout
ce que je pouvais sur ce passe-temps et
j’entendais bien essayer cela. Je me suis
d’abord doté d’un simulateur, ensuite de
mon premier avion; j’ai connu l’excitation du premier vol, les genoux tremblants. C’est quelque chose que je n’oublierai jamais.
Je suis âgé de 41 ans, je suis un photographe et même si je voulais consacrer
tout mon temps libre à faire voler ma
maquette, la vie en a décidé autrement
et les responsabilités de couple, le travail
et la maison ont pris le dessus et je ne
pouvais me diriger vers le terrain de vol
qu’en de quelques rares occasions.
Puis, voilà tout juste deux ans, j’ai découvert l’univers excitant des multi-rotors. Dès que j’ai piloté mon premier tel
engin, je savais que j’allais participer à
une véritable révolution des maquettes
télécommandées. Je le croyais fermement
et je savais que je devais me tenir à la
fine pointe de cette technologie époustouflante. Depuis ce jour, je me suis carrément lancé tête première dans les multirotors; j’en construis et je les comprends
au point où je connais leur système complexe de vol.
Les multi-rotors constituent l’avenir;
c’est une nouvelle technologie naissance
30 - May 2015
qui offre d’infinies possibilités et je crois
fermement qu’il est de notre responsabilité – aux terrains de vol – d’être les
ambassadeurs de ce nouveau mouvement. Nous devons profiter de toutes les
occasions afin d’aider les autres qui découvrent cette technologie. Nous pouvons
– et devons – placer le Canada à l’avantplan de cette nouvelle mouvance. Nous
pouvons mettre fin à la perception erronée que certaines personnes entretiennent
à l’égard des drones, et ce, grâce à une
utilisation responsable de la technologie.
Ce faisant, nous prouverons aux agences
gouvernementales que nous sommes un
groupe animé des meilleures intentions.
Avec mon coprésident, Jean-Guy Ouellet – je suis d’ailleurs honoré de partager
cette tâche – j’ai hâte de fixer de beaux
objectifs afin d’assurer l’avenir des multi-rotors au sein du MAAC. J’ai hâte de
travailler avec Jean-Guy et je suis persuadé qu’ensemble, nous établirons une
norme pour la prolifération de cette surprenante technologie. Grâce à l’appui de
nos membres, je sais que nous pouvons
être les chefs de file dans ce secteur.
Ma carrière a cependant changé de cap
vers l’informatique chez Bombardier aéronautique comme architecte informatique au sein de plusieurs programmes de
fabrication d’avion (CL415, Challenger,
Global Express, etc.).
Je vivais l’aviation au quotidien le jour
et pendant mes soirées, je continuais mon
apprentissage en simulateur de plus en
plus poussé et réaliste. Jusqu’au jour où
nous avons fondé ma petite famille et j’ai
mis mes passions de soirée en veille pendant plusieurs années.
Maintenant, je suis directeur et consultant en informatique, mes trois filles ont
grandi et elles sont maintenant autonomes. J’ai repris là où j’avais laissé :
j’ai découvert les multi-rotors et j’ai repris mes activités de bricolage électronique et j’ai ainsi décidé d’aller plus loin
avec plus de sagesse.
Le monde des drones est en plein essor
et il y a quantité d’occasions afin de partager, transmettre et rencontrer des gens
de tout âge. Il y a beaucoup à faire au
sein de ce comité et j’ai choisi d’y participer activement au sein du MAAC et
plus particulièrement au sein de la zone
Jean-Guy Ouellet
Saint-Laurent (ZONE J).
Dès l’âge de huit ans, mon père m’a
J’ai d’ailleurs suivi une formation de
initié aux modèles à coller en commenpilote de drone au Centre québécois de
çant par les autos et camions ainsi que
formation aéronautique afin de mieux
les avions. Je créais même mes propres
connaître ce nouvel univers. Depuis, j’ai
maquettes en briconstruit plusieurs
colant des pièces
drones et j’ai effecici et là. Cette
tué plusieurs heures
passion pour le
de vol dans diverses
bricolage et les
conditions.
technologies m’a
Comme la majoorienté vers des
rité des garçons,
études en électroje caressais le rêve
nique, systèmes
de pouvoir piloter
informatiques
un jour mon propre
et robotique.
avion, mais la vie
C’est pendant ces
m’a conduit ailétudes que j’ai déleurs; à travers ce
couvert une autre
passe-temps, je me
passion, celle des
rapproche de plus
simulateurs. À
en plus de ce rêve.
15 ans, j’organiAujourd’hui âgé
sais des compétide 48 ans, je suis
tions de combat
plus sage et j’ai plus
par simulateur à
d’expérience dans
Jean-Guy Ouellet
travers les lignes
la coordination de
téléphoniques
groupe. Je veux
(modem).
faire découvrir et
Diplômé en électronique, j’ai toujours
partager cette passion avec d’autres motravaillé en équipe au sein de grosses endélistes afin qu’ils puissent aussi se raptreprises comme Hydro-Québec et IBM.
procher de leurs rêves.
Model Aviation Canada
Multi-Rotor
Eddie Jara
amazing technology. Since that day,
It was five years ago when my wife
I have immersed myself completely in
Marianne and I made the decision to
multi-rotors, building them, understandleave the big city behind, and move to
ing them right down to their complex
Stouffville, ON. It was the lure of small
flight control systems.
town living and open fields that enticed
Multi-rotors are the future, a burgeonus.
ing new technology with endless possiWhen we
bilities for good,
began to explore
and I strongly
our surroundbelieve that it
ings, I couldn’t
is our responhelp but notice a
sibility, at field
group of people
level, to be the
gathered in a
ambassadors of
well manicured
this movement.
open field, flyWe must all take
ing all sorts of
every chance
radio controlled
we can to help
aircraft, it was
others who are
intriguing, to say
discovering this
the least. One
technology. We
day while driving
can, and must,
past that same
put Canada on
field, my wife
the forefront.
said‚ “Hey that’s
We can help alneat! Why don’t
leviate the negayou try that?” I
tive impression
quickly replied:
that some have
“I’d love to but I
Eddie Jara
Eddie Jara
don’t have thouabout
sands of dollars
“drones”
to crash into the ground.”
through our responsible use of the techLittle did I know where my curiosity
nology, and in doing so, demonstrate to
would lead me.
governing bodies that we are a well-inI wasn’t long before I stopped by the
tentioned bunch.
field, and bombarded the pilots with
Together with my Co-Chair, Jean-Guy
questions. Being the great bunch that
Ouellet, whom I am honoured to share
they are, they lit the fire in me and I can
this Chair with, I look forward to setting
say that from that day on, I was conlofty goals for MAAC’s future in multisumed. I read everything I possibly could
rotors. I look forward to working with
regarding the hobby, and was determined Jean-Guy. I am sure that we, together,
to give it a shot. First came a simulator,
can help set a standard for the proliferathen my first plane, the exhilaration of
tion of this amazing technology, and with
the first true flight, knees shaking; this is the help of our members, I know that we
something I will never forget.
can be leaders in this field.
I am 41 years old, a photographer,
and as much as I wished I could dedicate
Jean-Guy Ouellet
every minute of my time to flying my airAt the age of eight, my father introplane, life calls and the responsibilities
duced me to plastic models starting with
of marriage, work, and home ownership
cars, trucks, and airplanes. Quickly, I
take priority and allows only fleeting viswas creating my own models by takits to my local field.
ing pieces here and there and combining
It was only two years ago that I disthem in new ways. This passion for DIY,
covered the incredibly exciting world of
and technology, led me towards studies
multi-rotors. I knew, from the first time
in electronics, computer and robotic systhat I flew my first multi-rotor, that I
tems.
was on the brink of a revolution in RC
It was during this study period that
aircraft. I truly believed this, and I knew
I discovered another passion, computthat I had to be on the forefront of this
er simulators. At age 15, I organized
Model Aviation Canada
combat simulator competitions through
phone line modems.
Now with a degree in electronics, I
have worked in teams for large companies such as Hydro-Québec and IBM. My
career changed course with a move to IT
for Bombardier Aerospace as a computer
architect; I am now part of several airplane manufacturing programs (CL415,
Challenger, Global Express, etc.). Aviation occupied my days and nights as I
continued my training on simulators, increasingly making them more realistic.
As it happens, one day, I started a
family and I put my evening passions on
standby for several years. Now that I am
a director and computer consultant and
that my three daughters are grown up,
I have discovered multi-rotors and resumed my activities where I left off.
The world of “drones” is booming and
there are plenty of opportunities to share
information and meet people of all ages.
There is so much to do in this Committee
and I have chosen to actively participate
with the MAAC organization, particularly in the Saint-Laurent Zone.
I have also taken some UAV pilot
training at the Centre québécois de formation aéronautique (Québec Aviation
Training Centre) to learn more about this
new world. Since then, I have built several drones and have logged several hours
of flight in various conditions.
Like most boys, I dreamed about flying
my own plane one day but life took me
elsewhere. Now that I am 48 years old,
I am wiser, have more experience, and I
want to discover and share that passion
with others... for them to edge closer to
their dreams. 
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Radio Spectrum
Mark Betuzzi Chair
250-374-3683 26605L
[email protected]
One of the most informative DVDs
available on 2.4 GHZ radio systems is
2.4 Clinic, produced by Radio Carbon
Art.
Topics covered include: 2.4 GHZ radio
technology, an installation guide, powering 2.4 GHZ receivers, range checking,
problem solving, binding, antennas, batteries, electric trips, fail safe and radio
comparisons.
Please check out Radio Carbon Art’s
website at RadioCarbonArt.com for more
information.
Perusing the internet for a new 2.4
GHZ radio transmitter, you’ll find there
is a myriad of makes and models available from four-channel transmitters right
up to 28-channel transmitters. The governing factor will be your needs and the
price. 
d’installation, préparer les récepteurs
de 2.4 GHZ, la vérification de portée
(range), la résolution de problèmes,
le processus de binding (par lequel on
relie la connexion radio de l’émetteur
au récepteur), les antennes, les piles,
les problèmes électriques et une
comparaison des émetteurs.
Vous pouvez consulter le site Web de
Radio Carbon Art (RadioCarbonArt.com)
pour y soutirer d’autres renseignements.
Si vous parcourez Internet afin
de glâner des renseignements sur un
nouvel émetteur de 2.4 GHZ, vous
vous apercevrez qu’il y a une véritable
collection de fabricants et de modèles,
des émetteurs à quatre voies à ceux de
28 voies. Ce qui gouvernera votre choix,
ce sont vos besoins et le prix.
pointe surprenante et ils sont moyennement agiles entre les mains d’un bon
pilote. La course FPV -- parce que c’est
encore l’hiver au Canada -- se dispute
habituellement à l’intérieur en négociant un parcours fermé. Habituellement
quatre à cinq pilotes placent leur appareil sur la ligne de départ; l’objectif est
de franchir le parcours en le moins de
temps possible. Le premier pilote dont la
maquette franchit la ligne d’arrivée sans
qu’elle ait manqué d’obstacles est couronné gagnant.
En février, une grosse course a été
organisée à Clinton (Ontario). Quelque
250 quadricoptères munis d’un transpondeur et dont les tours et le chrono
étaient comptabilisés ont pris le départ.
D’autres modélistes de Toronto organisent régulièrement des courses avec
les mêmes engins 250. Si on me posait
la question, je dirais que c’est un peu
désorganisé puisque des règlements de
sécurité ne sont pas observés, qu’il n’y a
pas de ligne de vol clairement identifiée,
parce que les pilotes font irruption sur le
parcours afin de récupérer leur machine
en pleine course en plus de vivre des
problèmes d’interférence en l’absence
d’un tableau de fréquences convenablement dessiné ou observé.
Tous ces problèmes peuvent être résolus en observant les lignes directrices en
matière de sécurité et de vol par immersion et en prévoyant une allocation soignée des fréquences aux petits bolides.
C’est aussi une très bonne idée de s’assurer que les spectateurs soient un peu
plus séparés les uns des autres afin de
ne pas être blessés par des drones en
déroute. Les pilotes qui attendent leur
tour de faire voler les maquettes doivent
aussi avoir interrompu l’alimentation de
leur équipement et ne pas entreprendre
de tests pendant les courses.
L’été s’en vient et nous entendons
organiser plusieurs courses semblables
à l’extérieur en divers lieux en Ontario. Nous en sommes au stade de planification et nous invitons les membres
du MAAC intéressés à y prendre part à
l’aide de leur propre quadricoptère ou
maquette de vol par immersion.
D’ici là, bons vols tout le monde… et
courage, l’été finira par arriver.
Spectre radio
Mark Betuzzi Président
250-374-3683 26605L
[email protected]
L’un des DVD les plus informatifs sur
les systèmes de guidage de technologie
2.4 GHZ s’appelle 2.4 Clinic, qu’a
produit l’entreprise Radio Carbon Art.
Les sujets abordés comprennent : la
technologie radio 2.4 GHZ, un guide
FPV
suite de la page 28
avec Transports Canada. Nous avons eu
plusieurs réunions sur ce même sujet.
La nouvelle importante pour nous, les
membres du MAAC, c’est que Transports Canada tend la main à tous ceux
qui ne sont pas membres de notre association; cette campagne vise d’ailleurs
le monsieur-tout-le-monde qui se procure un drone prêt à voler mais qui ne
connaît rien au vol télécommandé ou
aux règlements.
Course par immersion
En 2015, nous avons des nouvelles
excitantes à vous rapporter. Il semble
que le vol par immersion (First Person View ou FPV en anglais) a franchi
bien des étapes et que nous n’assistons
plus uniquement à du vol par immersion
conventionnel, mais que maintenant,
certains adeptes se livrent à de la course
par immersion.
C’est une nouvelle tendance depuis
quelques mois. La course FPV se dispute à l’aide de petits quadricoptères
de dimension 250. Ces petits engins
sont capables d’atteindre une vitesse de
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Safety
Doug Anderson
2819L
Chair
905-440-4888 [email protected]
There is not much I can add to my
March report regarding the joint letter
of understanding between MAAC and
Transport Canada concerning TC’s Advisory Circular AC 600-02. The word from
the Executive Committee remains the
same. All MAAC members should take
the suggested best practices contained
in AC 600-02 into account but where
these may not be compatible with the
type of model being operated, members
should alternatively continue to follow
the MAAC Safety Code for their specific
category.
This may be O.K. in situations where
the Safety Code offers a direct and acceptable alternative to AC-600-02 but
there are some instances where it does
not.
One example is the minimum distance
between a model flying site and a fullsize aerodrome. AC 600-02 specifies a
minimum separation of nine kilometers.
The Safety Code does not specify a minimum distance and indeed, we have many
clubs that have flying sites located much
closer and some that actually operate
from locations on aerodrome property.
For now, the best advice available here
is provided in the MAAC Safety Advisory
published in July 2013. It is reprinted
below. It was originally published in response to an incident that occurred near
Vancouver International in March 2013.
As you might know, there have been
three similar occurrences since that time.
It is precisely because of occurrences
such as these that TC issued AC 600-02.
Until such time that the Safety Code is
updated to address this issue, the precautions stated in this Advisory need to be
closely followed.
MAAC Safety Advisory
PRECAUTIONS WHEN FLYING
MODEL AIRCRAFT IN LOCATIONS AT
OR NEAR AERODROMES.
The Concern.
On March 29 the crew of an Air Canada Boeing 777 on an instrument approach to Runway 26 Right at Vancouver International Airport reported
sighting a large model helicopter at an
Model Aviation Canada
altitude of 2000 feet, four nautical miles
from touchdown. The crew estimated that
the model passed within 100 feet of the
777. A traffic alert was passed to other
aircraft by ATC and three other aircraft
following the 777 on the same approach
also reported seeing the model. One
crew-member commented that the model
was so close and so large that he initially
thought it was a real helicopter.
This is just one example of twenty-six
reported encounters with model aircraft
in Canadian Airspace by full-scale pilots
in the past four years. This is a serious
and growing problem and Transport Canada and MAAC are very concerned.
The Law.
Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR)
602.45 states, “No person shall fly a
model aircraft or a kite or launch a rocket or a rocket of a type used in a fireworks display into cloud or in a manner
that is or is likely to be hazardous to aviation safety”.
All model aviation in Canada is regulated by this operating rule. The wording is simple enough but the definition of
what is meant by “hazardous to aviation
safety” is complex and can be easily
underestimated.
Endangering the safety of aircraft is a
serious criminal offence under the Aeronautics Act and the Criminal Code of
Canada and is punishable by a fine and
imprisonment.
Existing Measures.
The “ See and Avoid Rule”
For many years MAAC has addressed
compliance with (CAR) 602.45 through
what is referred to as the “See and Avoid
Rule” which states, “All members flying
model aircraft shall yield right of way to
all other types of aircraft including fullscale human-carrying aircraft, UAVs
(Unmanned Air Vehicles) and unmanned
balloons. Upon sight or other means of
detection of an approaching full-scale
aircraft all model aircraft in the air shall
descend, land or by other means avoid
the path of the full-scale aircraft and any
model awaiting take-off shall hold its
position on the ground until the full-scale
aircraft has cleared the area.”
Additional Required Measures.
While the See and Avoid Rule works
well in most instances, there are some lo-
cations within Canadian Airspace which
are so heavily used by full-scale aviation
that this rule cannot ensure adequate
safe separation between model flyers and
full-scale aircraft. This document covers
additional measures that should be considered by all members flying non-tethered models in congested airspace from
locations at or near aerodromes. This
information is applicable to all model
flying sites except those used solely for
control line flying and include club flying sites and other sites that may be used
by one or more individuals such as public
parks or private property.
While these procedures are highly recommended there may be cases where
they are over-restrictive due to very low
volumes of full-scale traffic. Clubs and
individual members should use good
judgement in determining whether they
need to be followed precisely or if the
See and Avoid Rule is adequate in such
cases to ensure safe separation.
Proximity to Full-Scale Aerodromes*
*Note: The term Aerodrome is used
through-out this document rather than
the term Airport. Although the term Airport may be more familiar to most of
us, in Canadian Aviation Regulations it
is used only to denote those aerodromes
certified to regulatory standards. On the
other hand, the term Aerodrome covers
any land, water (including the frozen surface thereof) or other supporting surface
used or designed, prepared, equipped or
set apart for use either in whole or in
part of the arrival and departure, movement or servicing of aircraft and includes
buildings, installations and equipment in
connection therewith.
All members/clubs should determine
the location of any full-scale aerodrome
or aerodromes relative to the position
of their model-flying site. All full-scale
aerodromes are listed in the CFS (Canada Flight Supplement). It can be a
controlled aerodrome where ATC (Air
Traffic Control) services are provided or
uncontrolled where no ATC services are
provided. The airspace around controlled
aerodromes is called a Control Zone. The
airspace around an uncontrolled aerodrome is called an Aerodrome Traffic
Area. Generally but not always this airspace extends from surface to 3000 feet
and is defined laterally (usually but not
continued on page 56
May 2015- 33
Sécurité
Doug Anderson
2819L
Président
905-440-4888 [email protected]
Il n’y a pas grand-chose à ajouter par
rapport à ce que j’ai mentionné dans ma
chronique du mois de mars au sujet de la
lettre conjointe du MAAC et de Transports Canada au sujet de la circulaire
AC 600-02 du ministère fédéral. Le mot
d’ordre de la part du Comité exécutif demeure : tous les membres du MAAC devraient tenir compte des pratiques exemplaires que promulgue la circulaire AC
600-02; advenant que certaines directives ne soient pas compatibles avec le
type de maquette que vous faites évoluer,
les membres devraient tout au moins
continuer d’observer les règlements du
Code de sécurité du MAAC pour leur catégorie d’intérêt.
Cela pourrait convenir en certaines situations, lorsque le Code de sécurité offre
une alternative au document fédéral mais
il existe des cas où ça ne convient pas.
Exemple : la distance minimale entre
un terrain de vol pour maquettes et un
aérodrome pour avions à l’échelle réelle.
La circulaire 600-02 stipule que la distance minimale de séparation devrait
être de 9 km. Le Code de sécurité ne précise aucune distance minimale et comme
de fait, plusieurs clubs exploitent leur
terrain plus près d’installations aéronautiques et certains d’entre eux sont situés
carrément sur la propriété d’un aérodrome.
Pour l’instant, le meilleur conseil que
l’on puisse prodiguer se retrouve dans le
bulletin consultatif sur la sécurité que
le MAAC a publié en juillet 2013. Il est
reproduit plus bas À l’origine, il a été
publié afin de réagir directement à un
incident qui s’est produit près de l’Aéroport international de Vancouver, en mars
2013. Comme vous le savez peut-être,
trois incidents semblables se sont produits depuis. C’est précisément pour cette
raison que Transports Canada avait publié la circulaire AC 600-02.
D’ici à ce que le Code de sécurité soit
mis à jour afin de traiter de cette problématique, vous devriez observer toutes les
précautions de sécurité de cette circulaire.
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Avis de sécurité du MAAC
PRÉCAUTIONS À PRENDRE
LORSQU’ON FAIT VOLER DES
MAQUETTES À UN AÉRODROME OU
À PROXIMITÉ
L’inquiétude
Le 29 mars dernier, l’équipage d’un
Boeing 777 d’Air Canada était en approche aux instruments vers la piste
26 droite à l’Aéroport international de
Vancouver. Il a rapporté avoir vu une
grosse maquette d’hélicoptère télécommandé à une altitude de 2 000 pieds, à
quatre milles nautiques du point d’atterrissage. L’équipage a estimé que la maquette est passé à 100 pieds ou moins du
Boeing 777. La tour de contrôle a lancé
une alerte aux autres appareils et trois
autres aéronefs qui suivaient le 777 ont
aussi rapporté avoir aperçu l’hélicoptère miniature. Un membre d’équipage a
commenté que la maquette est passée si
près qu’il pensait, à premier abord, qu’il
s’agissait d’un hélicoptère à l’échelle
réelle.
Ce n’est là qu’un exemple de 26 tels
incidents impliquant des maquettes d’aéronefs dans l’espace aérien canadien,
ce qu’ont rapporté des pilotes d’avions
à l’échelle réelle depuis quatre ans. Ce
problème prend de l’ampleur et c’est sérieux; Transports Canada et le MAAC
sont très préoccupés.
La loi
Le Règlement de l’aviation canadien
(RAC ou CAR en anglais) 602.45 stipule qu’ « Il est interdit de faire voler un
modèle réduit d’aéronef ou un cerf-volant
ou de lancer un modèle réduit de fusée ou
une fusée d’un type utilisé pour les feux
d’artifice dans un nuage ou d’une manière qui constitue ou qui est susceptible
de constituer un danger pour la sécurité
aérienne.»
L’aviation miniature au complet au
Canada est régie par cette règle opérationnelle. Le libellé est suffisamment
simple mais la définition de ce que signifie ‘un danger pour la sécurité aérienne’
est complexe et on peut facilement la
sous-estimer.
Mettre en danger la sécurité des aéronefs est une offense criminelle très sérieuse sous l’égide de la Loi sur l’aéronautique et du Code criminel du Canada
et peut être punie par une amende et une
peine d’emprisonnement.
Les mesures actuelles
La règle de «voir et éviter»
Pendant plusieurs années, le MAAC a
traité de l’adhésion à la directive (RAC)
602.45 par le biais de ce qu’on appelle
la règle de «voir et éviter» qui stipule que
«tous les membres (du MAAC) qui font
voler des maquettes d’aéronef céderont
le passage à d’autres types d’aéronefs, y
compris les aéronefs habités à l’échelle
réelle, des aéronefs non habités (communément appelés UAV en anglais) et les
montgolfières non habitées. Lorsqu’un
aéronef à l’échelle réelle en approche est
aperçu ou détecté par une autre méthode,
toutes les maquettes qui sont en l’air
devront redescendre, atterrir ou éviter
d’une quelconque façon la trajectoire de
l’aéronef à l’échelle réelle et toute maquette qui s’apprêtait à décoller devra
demeurer en position au sol jusqu’à ce
que l’aéronef à l’échelle réelle ait quitté
le secteur.» (traduction libérale)
Autres mesures
supplémentaires requises
Bien que la règle de «voir et éviter»
fonctionne bien en la plupart des cas,
certains lieux situés à l’intérieur de l’espace aérien canadien sont si lourdement
utilisés par l’aviation à l’échelle réelle
que cette règle n’assure aucunement une
séparation acceptable entre les pilotes
de maquette et les aéronefs à l’échelle
réelle. Ce document traite des mesures
supplémentaires qui devraient être considérées par tous les membres qui font voler des maquettes non retenues dans l’espace aérien congestionné depuis des lieux
à des aérodromes ou près d’aérodromes.
Ces renseignements s’appliquent à tous
les sites de vol de maquette à l’exception
de ceux qui servent exclusivement au vol
circulaire et cela inclut les terrains de
vol de clubs et d’autres sites de vol que
peuvent utiliser une seule ou plusieurs
personnes, comme les parcs publics ou
de la propriété privée. Bien que ces procédures soient vivement recommandées,
il peut se produire des cas où c’est trop
restrictif parce que le volume de trafic
aérien des appareils à l’échelle réelle est
très bas. Les clubs et les membres individuels devraient utiliser leur gros bon
sens afin de déterminer si cette règle doit
être appliquée à la lettre ou si la règle
de «voir et éviter» suffit afin d’assurer
une séparation sécuritaire entre objets
suite à la page 55
Model Aviation Canada
Control Line
Chris Brownhill
Chair
416 255-1289
3797L
[email protected]
The Ringmaster Revisited
It has been now over 60 years since this iconic Control Line
model came into being. The Ringmaster was designed by Matt
Kannia, and kitted by Sterling Models, and is probably the
most produced model airplane in the history of our little subculture!
No, it is not the best Control Line model ever designed, as
other later designs have been superior in both construction, and
performance. Similar airplanes, like the Goldberg series of
profile stunters, and the Topflite Flitestreak, probably fly better, and have better designed wings. The Ringmaster’s wing has
some notable weak spots, like the central spar, which does not
provide much strength, but merely provides the builder with
something to align the wing ribs with during construction.
The original kit had a two-piece leading edge which was
sometimes extremely heavy if the wood was hard. This made
for a very heavy wing if some hollowing out of the leading edge
wasn’t performed. More modern kits, like the latest one from
Brodak Manufacturing have a built-up leading edge which
is much lighter, but requires some reinforcement at the centre joint. Using the optional plywood “T” section provided in
the kit should provide much needed extra strength in order to
prevent the wing from folding in the middle during high stress
manoeuvres.
The Brodak version almost surely requires the use of his
building jig (catalogue no. BH-1000), to successfully build both
wing halves, and then join them as shown in the instruction
leaflet. The Brodak kit may not be so easy for a beginner to put
together, but then, neither was the original version by Sterling, as the wood straightness and quality was often variable.
Some knowledge of de-warping techniques was useful in order
to straighten any crooked leading edges or trailing edges before
beginning construction.
Modern modifications, like an adjustable leadout guide, and
a wingtip ballast box are provided in Brodak’s kit, should you
wish to install them. These should enhance performance, by
allowing you to get the most out of the finished model when it
Vol Circulaire
Chris Brownhill
3797L
Président
416 [email protected]
Retour sur le Ringmaster
Cela fait plus de 60 ans qu’a été créée
cette maquette qui fait office d’icône
dans l’univers du vol circulaire. Celle-ci a
été dessinée par Matt Kannia et produite
en série par Sterling Models et il s’agit
probablement de la maquette la plus intensément produite au sein de notre sousculture!
Non, il ne s’agit pas de la meilleure
Model Aviation Canada
John McFayden’s Ringmaster in flight at the SOCC event in August 2014.
John’s version is an excellent Old Time Stunt model, powered by an OS
LA.25, and is a consistent winner in this event! / Le Ringmaster de John
McFayden en vol au cours du rassemblement SOCC, en août 2014. La version de John est un excellent exemplaire pour les épreuves Old Time Stunt.
Cette maquette est mûe par un OS LA .25 et remporte souvent la palme
dans cette catégorie!
comes time to fly it.
Also, the optional lengthened control horn is useful, as the
Ringmaster does not need a lot of elevator travel to perform
stunt pattern manoeuvres. It is also a good idea to install the
elevator pushrod in the innermost hole on the bellcrank to help
limit elevator control throw.
It is hard to know why we still have a soft spot in our hearts
for the Ringmaster after all these years, but that is probably
because after years of building and flying experience, we finally
know how to make them work in the way they were supposed
to! ñ
maquette de vol circulaire qui ait vu le
jour puisque des designs qui sont apparus par la suite étaient supérieurs tant
en construction qu’en performance. Des
avions semblables tels la série de maquettes profils de Carl Goldberg ainsi que le Flitestreak de Top Flite volent
probablement mieux et sont dotés d’ailes
mieux conçues. Les ailes du Ringmaster
comportaient des points faibles connus,
comme le longeron principal qui n’offrait
pas beaucoup de robustesse; c’était tout
juste un appui pour que les modélistes
y alignent les nervures au cours de la
construction.
Le kit original était doté d’un bord
d’attaque en deux pièces qui était parfois très lourd si le bois sélectionné était
dur. Les ailes étaient plutôt lourdes si
l’on ne prenait pas soin d’en découper
des pans du bord d’attaque. Les kits plus
modernes comme le plus récent du fabricant Brodak possèdent un bord d’attaque
assemblé qui est plus léger mais qui nécessite du renforcement au joint central.
Il vaudrait mieux utiliser la section en
forme de «T» optionnelle dans le kit afin
suite à la page 57
May 2015- 35
Control Line Aerobatics
John McFayden
14681L
Chair
905-689-4283 [email protected]
F2B Trials
I am pleased to confirm the following
details for the F2B Team Trial. The event
is scheduled for Saturday September 19,
2015, with a rain date of Sunday September 20th, at Crowland Park in Niagara Falls. Start time 9 a.m.
The dates for the World Championships in Perth, Australia are May 7th to
May 13th, 2016. Details and bulletins
for this FAI event can be found at www.
cl-wch2016per.org/
There will also be an F2B World Cup
preceding the World Championships and
it is scheduled to run from May 4th to
6th, 2016.
Brodak Magician
I have included a photo of Chris
Brownhill’s new Brodak Magician.
Power is an LA .25. The model has been
test flown and Chris reports the model performs very well. Nice squares and
smooth round manoeuvres can be flown
and the model handles the wind well on
that power.
Let there be light... but not too much
Last season’s Fall Stunt contest in Niagara Falls featured a blinding sun directly downwind. Every pilot struggled to
see the plane. Regular sun glasses just
did not provide sufficient protection.
I decided that I had to find a better vision option. I searched Stunthangar and
Stuka Stunt to glean any information on
what other pilots had found effective. I
came up with Zurich Extreme Glare sunglasses model BG-1 Blue solid – medium
density. They are available in Canada
through AJ Sales and Service in Mississauga and advertised in Model Aviation
Canada.
These glasses will fit over regular eye-
glasses. Check them out at www.ajsalesandservice.ca. I purchased a pair of
these and they really eliminate glare effectively and dramatically reduce sun
blindness on those days that the sun is
downwind.
aussi le Championnat; celle-ci est prévue
entre les 4 et 6 mai 2016.
ra Falls, l’automne dernier. Chacun des
pilotes a éprouvé de la difficulté à voir
son avion. Les lunettes de soleil normales
n’offraient tout simplement pas suffisamment de protection.
J’ai décidé qu’il me fallait trouver
quelque chose de mieux. J’ai effectué
une recherche chez Stunthangar et Stuka Stunt afin d’y lire ce que les pilotes
avaient trouvé qui soit efficace. Le choix
s’est arrêté sur les lunettes Zurich Extreme Glare, modèle BG-1 Blue Solid
(densité médium). On peut se les procurer
au Canada par le biais de AJ Sales and
Service de Mississauga (Ontario); ce vendeur les annonce dans les pages de Model
Aviation Canada.
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Président
[email protected]
Épreuves de qualification F2B
J’ai le plaisir de vous confirmer les
détails suivants en prévision des épreuves
d’équipe de la catégorie F2B. Cellesci sont prévues pour le samedi 19 septembre 2015, avec remise au lendemain
en cas de pluie, au parc Crowland de
Niagara Falls. Début dès 9 heures.
Les dates du Championnat mondial
de FAI à Perth (Australie) sont du 7 au
13 mai 2016. Vous trouverez les détails
et des bulletins au www.cl-wch2016per.
org/.
Une Coupe mondiale de F2B précèdera
36 - May 2015
Le Magician de Brodak
J’ai inséré une photo du Magician (du
fabricant Brodak) de Chris Brownhill.
Motorisation : LA .25. La maquette a
subi son vol d’essai et Chris me rapporte
que l’avion se comporte très bien. Il est
arrivé à exécuter de bons carrés et des
manœuvres bien rondes. La maquette
s’acquitte aussi très bien du vent avec ce
moteur.
Que la lumière soit… mais pas trop
Le soleil était trop étincelant et directement situé dans le secteur vent arrière
pendant le concours de voltige de Niaga-
Photos
Please send in a photo and description of your latest Control Line Precision
Aerobatics project or event. ñ
suite à la page 45
Model Aviation Canada
Free Flight Indoor
John Marett Chair
905-985-4458
651 L
[email protected]
F1D
This column is dedicated to a group of
modelers who, in my opinion, may now
have no obvious equals in this country.
These guys built and flew the 1-gram
microfilm covered models for Canada
in the World F1D Championships from
1972 to 2000. This includes:
Mike Thomas who flew alone at Cardington, England in 1972, then eight
times on teams, with individual World
fifth in 1976;
Jack McGillivray, eight times on a
team and World third in 1988 and best
ever Canadian F1D flight of 45:57 in
1996;
Ron Higgs, seven teams, Worlds third
in 1978 and at one time, held the Category 1 World record;
Andy Demello, who flew twice with
Jack and Mike in ‘74 and ‘76: Carl
Schueler, three times a team flyer including the trip to Japan in 1984;
Chris Thomas, Mike’s son, on the team
at West Baden, Indiana in 1980, set the
Junior Category 3 record of 26:37;
Edmund Liem, twice on a team but as
others before, also acted as team manager in 1996 at Moscow, Idaho where
the team won Bronze;
Fred Tellier, who flew year 2000 in
the dark, damp, and dangerous salt
mines, missed his chance to join the
40-minute club with Jack and Mike, but
Fred owns two F1D records, 32:30 in a
21’ school gym and 38:19 for Category
3;
Vladimir Linardic, who flew with Fred
and Edmund in 2000. In ‘94, Vlad set
junior records for F1D and the Unlimited
Stick with both times over 31 minutes.
Our Canadian teams won Silver medals in 1988 and ’90, Bronze in 1976,
‘78, and ‘96 and had major input in developing the variable pitch propeller.
I have a great deal of admiration and
respect for these Master Builders and
those who went before flying these very
demanding models. My hat is off to all
of them.
Since 2001 when the new smaller,
heavier 1.2 gram F1D was adopted,
microfilm was not needed and is now
hard to find. This does not detract from
the skill and dedication required to comModel Aviation Canada
Fred Tellier of Windsor, ON, flies one of his F1D models for a photo used on the cover of Model Aviation Canada in 2000. / Fred Tellier (de Windsor, en Ontario) fait voler une de ses maquettes de F1D
pour une prise de photos dont l’une a été utilisée sur la page couverture de Model Aviation Canada en
l’an 2000. Photo by Ted Andkilde
pete on the world stage, and fortunately
for us, Fred Tellier led teams in 2002,
‘04, and ’06 each time with Collin Raymond-Jones on board. Edmund Liem was
third flyer in 2002, and Peter Olshefsky
in 2004.
Now with even a more robust model at
1.4 grams for 2016, and only .4 grams
of rubber, we have new challenges ahead.
Do we have any challengers?
Pontiac Contest
Note that the Pontiac contest men-
tioned in last issue has been rescheduled
for Saturday May 16, and I’ve been told
that the AMA Nationals will be in a Category 2 site in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 8 to 12.
Postal update
Bostonian:
Doug Deyell, :41
Garry Hunter, :55
John Marett, 1:50.
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F1D
Cette chronique est dédiée à un groupe
de modélistes qui, selon moi, n’ont aucun
égal au Canada. Ces gars ont construit
et fait voler des maquettes de microfilm
pesant un gramme afin de représenter
le Canada aux Championnats mondiaux
successifs de F1D entre 1972 et 2000.
Cette liste comprend :
Mike Thomas qui était le seule représentant canadien à Cardington (Angleterre) en 1972 et qui s’est ensuite classé
à huit reprises au sein des équipes et qui
a atteint la cinquième place (classement
individuel) en 1976;
Jack McGillivray, qui s’est classé à
huit reprises au sein d’une équipe et qui a
terminé troisième au monde en 1988, le
détenteur du meilleur chrono canadien en
F1D avec 45:57 en 1996;
Ron Higgs qui s’est placé à sept reprises au sein de l’équipe, qui a terminé
troisième au monde en 1978 et qui à une
certaine époque, détenait le record mondial (sous plafond de catégorie 1);
Andy Demello, qui a volé à deux reprises avec Jack et Mike en 1974 et en
1976;
Carl Schueler, qui a fait partie de
l’équipe canadienne à trois reprises,
y compris lors du voyage au Japon en
1984;
Chris Thomas -- le fils de Mike -- s’est
hissé au sein de l’équipe canadienne à
West Baden (Indiana) en 1980 et qui a
établi un record (sous un toit de catégorie 3) de 26:37;
Edmund Liem, qui a eu une place au
sein de l’équipe à deux reprises mais qui,
à l’instar de plusieurs autres collègues,
a aussi agi à titre de gérant d’équipe (en
1996 à Moscow, dans l’Idaho) lorsque
l’équipe canadienne a remporté la médaille de bronze;
Fred Tellier qui a fait voler ses maquettes en 2000 dans les mines dangereuses, ténébreuses et humides de sel. Il
a tout juste manqué sa chance d’intégrer
le club des 40 minutes en compagnie de
Jack et de Mike. Mais Fred détient deux
records de F1D : 32:30 dans un gymnase au plafond de 21 pieds ainsi qu’un
chrono de 38:19 sous un plafond de catégorie 3;
Vladimir Linardic, qui a fait voler des
maquettes en compagnie de Fred et d’Edmund en 2000. En 1994, Vlad a établi
des records juniors en F1D et en Unlimited Stick avec deux chronos qui dépassaient les 31 minutes.
Nos équipes ont remporté la médaille
d’argent en 1988 et en 1990; la médaille
de bronze en 1976, 1978 et 1996 et ont
beaucoup contribué à la mise au point
de l’hélice à pas variable (variable pitch)
pour ces maquettes.
J’ai beaucoup d’admiration et de respect pour ces maîtres de la construction
ainsi que pour ceux qui les ont précédés
puisqu’il est très difficile de faire voler
une maquette de F1D. Je leur lève mon
chapeau.
Depuis 2001 lorsque les nouvelles
maquettes de F1D plus petites mais plus
lourdes (à 1,2 grammes) ont été adoptées, le microfilm n’était dorénavant plus
requis et est devenu difficile à trouver.
Cela n’enlève rien à l’adresse et au dévouement dont il faut faire preuve afin
de livrer combat dans l’arène mondiale.
Heureusement pour nous, Fred Tellier
a dirigé les équipes de 2002, 2004 et
2006, à chaque fois accompagné de Collin Raymond-Jones. Edmund Liem était
le troisième modéliste en 2002 et Peter
Olshefsky en a fait de même en 2004.
Maintenant qu’une nouvelle maquette
robuste de 1,4 grammes est autorisée à
compter de 2016, mais que seulement
0,4 gramme d’élastique sera autorisé,
nous devrons affronter de nouveaux défis.
S’en trouve-t-il parmi nos lecteurs qui
voudraient le relever?
Concours à Pontiac
Veuillez prendre note que le concours
de Pontiac que j’ai mentionné dans ma
dernière chronique a été remis au samedi
16 mai et on m’a dit que les Épreuves
nationales (NATS) de l’AMA américaine
auront lieu entre les 8 et 12 juin à Colorado Springs (Colorado) sous un plafond
de catégorie 2.
Concours postal : mise à jour
Bostonian:
Doug Deyell, :41
Garry Hunter, :55
John Marett, 1:50.
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SAM / Free Flight
A scratch built Medicine Man model from a 1974 Flying Models plan,
powered byTeeDee .049 with KSB engine and de-thermalizing timers.
Une maquette Medicine Man de fabrication artisanale, assemblée à l’aide de plans
parus en 1974 dans la revue Flying Models. Motorisation : Cox TeeDee .049 et
mécanique pour moteur et chrono de mèche de-thermalizer de marque KSB.
David Loveday
Chair
7073
(514) 634-6006 [email protected]
By the time this reaches you, the
winter weather should have gone away
and hopefully, you got to do some
building for this season’s free flight
venues.
I have included the venues for the
2015 ‘National Warplane Museum Free
Flight Series.’ If you are not familiar
with these events and wish to attend,
please by all means drop me an e-mail
and I will pass along whatever info you
require.
I would also mention that if your
group in your area would like to post
information about your venues, or special
articles you would like to see in our
column, please forward them to me as
I could always use input from the free
flight community.
The National Warplane Museum
Free Flight Series 2015
The Western NY Free Flight Society
and SAM 86 have teamed up to enhance
your free flight flying opportunities and
we are pleased to announce a series of
free flight events in 2015. Come out and
join in the fun.
The Venue
The National Warplane Museum
(NWM), in Geneseo, NY has a grass
airfield in the Genesee River Valley,
Model Aviation Canada
just west of the State University of New
York (SUNY) campus. The landing strip
is on the North side of the field, the
buildings are in the Southwest corner,
and the taxiway goes around the Western
perimeter, leaving the rest of the area
a flat, unobstructed, field. Beyond the
perimeter of the field there are crops in
most directions, with some trees on the
Eastern perimeter. The museum is small
but vibrant; it is definitely worth a look
and don’t forget the National Warplane
Museum’s Airshow, The Greatest Show
on Turf, in July. Consider taking out
an annual membership, if you haven’t
already, as it will help to keep this great
flying field available to free flight model
aviation enthusiasts, and you get free
admission to the airshow!
There is one change at the field that
we must make you aware of -- winter
wheat has been planted in the NE
quadrant of the field, reducing the area
that is now crop-free. By the time of the
two sanctioned events, we anticipate that
this crop will have been harvested.
May 16-17 - The Spring Opener
This is the first opportunity of the
season to come out and fly at the NWM
field and a great trimming opportunity
for all those with projects just completed
in the winter building season. For those
contest- minded flyers, a number of
FAC events will be flown as well as a
combined Nostalgia Gas and a combined
Classic Gas.
Details of events to be flown are
provided in the Thermal Journal of the
Western New York Free Flight Society
(WNYFFS). Send an e-mail to wnyffs@
rochester.rr.com for details or if you wish
to be added to the email list. Details of
the two sanctioned meets (ESFFC and
GGG) will also be posted in the contest
listings at freeflight.org
May 30 - May 31 - Rain Date
This is the rain date for the Spring
Opener -- and another trimming
opportunity. There will be similar events
to the Spring Opener and the event will
be held, even if there isn’t rain on the
first date.
August 14, 15, & 16
The Empire State
Free Flight Championships (ESFFC)
A wide range of events -- FAC, SAM,
AMA, NFFS -- Glider, Rubber, Power.
This is an AMA- sanctioned meet.
Twenty-six non-FAC and 19 FAC events.
Results reported for National Cup points
and FAC results will be reported to FAC
GHQ.
August 28, 29, & 30
The Pirate Challenge
A slate of FAC events will be flown
as well as combined Nostalgia Gas and
combined Classic Gas. This also provides
another trimming or Fun-Fly opportunity
for everyone. As always, FAC results will
continued on page 43
May 2015- 41
SAM / vol libre
David Loveday
7073
Président
(514) [email protected]
Au moment où vous lirez ceci, le temps
hivernal devrait être terminé et avec
un peu de chance, vous aurez réussi à
construire quelque chose en prévision des
rassemblements de vol libre.
J’ai justement inclus de tels
rassemblements dans le cadre de la série
2015 du National Warplane Museum.
Si vous ne les connaissez pas et que
vous voudriez vous y rendre, je vous
invite à m’envoyer un courriel et je vous
transmettrai les renseignements dont
vous avez besoin.
Je pourrais aussi mentionner que si un
groupe dans votre région aimerait faire
connaître ses propres rassemblements ou
inclure un article dans cette chronique,
veuillez m’en faire part puisque je peux
toujours utiliser des renseignements en
provenance de la communauté du vol
libre.
Série 2015 de vol libre du National
Warplane Museum
La Western NY Free Flight Society
et le chapitre SAM 86 de la Société des
anciens modélistes ont uni leurs efforts
afin de vous offrir des occasions de faire
voler vos maquettes et il nous fait plaisir
d’annoncer la série de rassemblements
de vol livre pour la saison 2015. Venez
participer et vous amuser.
Le lieu
Le National Warplane Museum
(NWM) de Geneseo (état de New York)
possède une piste gazonnée dans la vallée
de Genesee River, tout juste à l’ouest du
campus de la State University of New
York (SUNY). La piste se trouve sur
le côté nord du champ, les édifices se
trouvent dans le coin sud-ouest et l’aire
de taxi contourne le périmètre ouest;
le reste, c’est un champ plat libre de
tout obstacle. Au-delà du périmètre du
terrain, on retrouve des récoltes en la
plupart des direction et des arbres dans
le périmètre est. Le musée est petit mais
actif et cela vaut la peine qu’on y rende
visite. Et n’oubliez le spectacle aérien
du National Warplane Museum, The
Greatest Show on Turf, en juillet. Songez
d’ailleurs à devenir membre pour l’année
-- si ce n’est déjà fait -- puisque vous
42 - May 2015
A Keil Kraft rubber powered Gypsy. / Une maquette Gypsy à propulsion élastique (du fabricant Keil
Kraft).
contribuerez à entretenir ce magnifique
terrain pour les besoins des adeptes
du vol libre et vous pourrez entrer
gratuitement au spectacle aérien!
Je dois vous faire part d’un
changement au terrain -- le blé
d’automne a été planté dans le secteur
nord-est, ce qui réduit la surface du
terrain qui est dénudé de telles récoltes.
Cependant, d’ici à ce que les deux
rassemblements s’y tiennent, nous nous
attendons à ce que cette récolte ait été
coupée.
16-17 mai -- lancement inaugural
C’est la première occasion de la
saison de faire voler des maquettes au
terrain du NWM et de procéder aux
ajustements des maquettes que vous avez
construites au cours de l’hiver. Pour les
friands de concours, plusieurs épreuves
FAC seront disputées en plus de celles
du Nostalgia Gas combinée et de Classic
Gas combinée.
Les détails des catégories sont
disponibles dans le Thermal Journal
de la Western New York Free Flight
Society (WNYFFS). Envoyez un courriel
au [email protected] afin
d’obtenir les détails ou si vous voulez
vous faire ajouter à la liste d’adresses
courriel. Les détails entourant les deux
rassemblements commandités (l’ESFFC
et le GGG) seront postés à la liste des
concours au site freeflight.org.
30-31 mai (en cas de pluie)
C’est la date choisie si le concours
inaugural était remis en cas de pluie -- et
ce serait une autre occasion d’effectuer
des vols d’ajustement. D’autres
rassemblements semblables sont prévus
même s’il ne pleut pas les 16 et 17 mai.
14, 15, & 16 août
l’Empire State
Free Flight Championships (ESFFC)
Plusieurs épreuves sont prévues à ce
rassemblement cautionné par l’AMA
américaine : FAC, SAM, AMA, NFFS
-- Glider, Rubber, Power. Quelque 26
épreuves non FAC et 19 du FAC sont
prévues. Les résultats seront rapportés en
prévision du pointage de la National Cup
et les résultats FAC seront rapportés au
siège de la FAC.
28, 29, & 30 août
le Pirate Challenge
Une véritable brochette d’épreuves
de la FAC seront disputées en plus des
catégories combinées Nostalgia Gas
et Classic Gas. Ce sera encore une
bonne occasion de procéder à des vols
d’ajustements ou de participer à ce
format Fun-fly. Comme toujours, les
résultats de la FAC seront rapportés à
suite à la page 48
Model Aviation Canada
Electric
John Weekes
Chair
613 727 0066
9358
[email protected]
Electric flying has become extremely
popular in recent years and has expanded
exponentially past its original status as a
Special Interest Group to become a dominant mode of flying in our hobby/sport.
My good buddy Matt McGuire and I are
two of the more active e-flyers in the
Arnprior Radio Control Club, a relatively
small club of about 50 members located
near the community of Galetta, close to
Arnprior, Ontario (www.arnpriorradiocontrolclub.com).
I am the club President and Matt is a
professional web designer who serves as
our Web Communications Officer. We
both fly the full range of electric models – from micro to giant scale. I also
fly EDF jets (I have a chronic need for
speed!); Matt likes to wring out his
stable of 3D-capable e-helis.
SAM / Free Flight
From page 41
be reported to FAC GHQ.
Details of events to be flown will be
provided in the Thermal Journal of the
Western New York Free Flight Society
(WNYFFS). Send an e-mail to wnyffs@
rochester.rr.com for details or if you
wish to be added to the email list.
September 11, 12, & 13
The Great Grape Gathering (GGG)
A wide range of events including
FAC, SAM, AMA, NFFS -- Glider,
Rubber, and Power.
Prizes of wine or maple syrup.
Twenty-seven non-FAC and 13 FAC
events. Four perpetual trophies -Rubber, Power, Gollywock, and FAC.
This is also an AMA-sanctioned meet,
see the attached Schedule for details.
Results reported for National Cup
points and FAC results will be reported
to FAC GHQ.
Event Change
At the two sanctioned meets we have
changed one of the power events. The
1/2A NFFS One-Design event has been
replaced by 1/2A Old Favourites. Any
power model may be flown as long as it
is using a nostalgia-legal 1/2A engine
or the Cox TD 049/051.
All fixed surfaces, no composite
Model Aviation Canada
To us, the principal challenge facing
modellers who would like to get into electric flight or who are considering expanding their involvement in electric models is trying to understand and select the
most appropriate charger and power supply to meet their needs – both now and
into the immediate future.
Selecting a Charging System
The Basics
Your decision when choosing the
most appropriate charger for your needs
should be influenced by the size and capacity of the batteries you’ll need for the
model airplanes and helicopters you are
planning on flying. It’s of critical importance to do a little bit of advanced
planning (and some simple calculations)
before pulling the trigger on a charging
system so you can be sure that the system
will meet your needs.
For example, one of the most common
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structures except for the motor mount.
NFFS nostalgia rules for engine runs
and maxes. This will allow any design
that the flier is fond of, but will keep it
within the bounds of a semi-nostalgia
event by limiting the engine type and
outlawing carbon fiber structures.
We are hoping that this will
encourage some people to resurrect old
models that no longer have a suitable
event to fly in -- without ruling out
anyone who flew the One-Design event
in the past.
0verall Champion
The MAAC Can-Am Free Flight Trophy
A Grand Champion award will be
presented at the conclusion of the GGG.
Points will be awarded on the basis
of placings in all events flown by a
contestant in both the ESFFC and the
GGG. The winner must have posted at
least one score at both of those contests.
In other words, a flyer who flies at only
the ESFFC or at the GGG will not be
eligible for the Grand Champion Award,
regardless of the number of points
earned.
To quality for the award, a flier must
also have flown (but not necessarily
placed) in at least two of the three
categories -- Glider, Rubber, and Power.

(11.1v) 2200 mAh configuration. This
is the typical battery size for 450-size
helicopters as well as .15 size airframes
(e.g., 40” sport/aerobatic or 55” trainers). The primary limiting factor for all
chargers is watts. This refers to the system’s charge rate. Chargers with higher
watt capacity will reduce your wait time.
The basic formula to calculate watts is as
follows:
Volts x Amps = Watts
What does this mean?
To charge a 3-cell 2200 mAh battery at 1C requires the charger to be set
to 2.2 amps. This necessitates a charger that is capable of producing a minimum power of 24.42 watts (11.1v x 2.2
amps). This set-up will take approximately 40 minutes to charge this 3-cell
battery.
Most modern batteries are capable of
much higher charge rates, up to 5C and
beyond, thereby significantly reducing
the time it will take to charge the battery. You should ensure that both your
charger and your power supply are up
to the challenge – not only to handle the
needs of your current fleet but also your
future needs.
So, if you are eyeing that new 12-cell
set-up which takes 5000 mAh batteries (usually 2 6-cell batteries in series),
the charger you are going to need to be
quite powerful. To charge one 6-cell
5000 mAh battery at 2C will requires
22.2volts X 10 amps = 222 watts.
It’s very important to examine the
capacities of different systems before you
buy. Do your homework by researching
the specifications of systems online or by
consulting with the experts at your local
hobby shop.
If you are in the market for a charger, it may prove more cost effective in
the long run to invest in a more powerful
charger now to save having to upgrade
your system later on – within reason.
In our next installment article, we’ll
profile several more advanced systems
for e-flyers who want to have flexibility
and efficiency to fly a range of electric
models on a continuous basis during a
day of flying fun at the field. We’ll also
discuss the kinds of power sources that
are needed both for charging at home
(outside – NEVER indoors!) and at the
field.
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Électriques
John Weekes
Président
613 727 0066
9358
[email protected]
Le vol électrique est devenu très populaire ces dernières années et il a pris de
l’expansion bien au-delà de son statut
original de groupe d’intérêt particulier;
en fait, il est devenu l’un des volets dominants de notre passe-temps et sport. Mon
bon ami Matt McGuire et moi sommes
deux des pilotes de maquettes électriques
les plus actifs au sein de l’Arnprior Radio
Control Club, un club relativement modeste d’environ 50 membres situé près de
Galetta, près d’Arnprior (au nord-ouest
d’Ottawa). Site Web au (www.arnpriorradiocontrolclub.com).
J’en suis le président et Matt est un
concepteur professionnel de site Web qui
agit à titre d’officier des communications
Web. Nous faisons voler des maquettes
électriques de tous les calibres, des micro-appareils aux petits-gros. Je pilote
moi-même des jets électriques (j’éprouve
un besoin chronique pour la vitesse!);
Matt aime bien soumettre ses hélicoptères électriques au vol 3D.
Pour nous, le principal défi auquel
se butent les modélistes qui veulent se
lancer dans le vol électrique -- ou qui
songent à élargir leurs activités à de
telles maquettes -- c’est d’arriver à comprendre et à sélectionner le chargeur et
la motorisation appropriée afin de répondre à leurs besoins, tant à l’heure actuelle que futurs.
Sélection d’un chargeur : la base
Ce qui devrait influencer votre décision, c’est de choisir un chargeur selon
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la dimension et la capacité des batteries
dont vous aurez besoin pour les avions et
les hélicoptères que vous entendez piloter. Il est critique de planifier et de procéder à certains calculs avant de vous
lancer dans une telle dépense pour vous
procurer un chargeur, si vous voulez vous
assurer qu’il répondra à vos besoins.
Par exemple, l’une des dimensions de
piles à la polymère de lithium, c’est celle
à trois éléments (11,1 volts) de 2 200
mAh. C’est une dimension typique pour
les hélicoptères de type 450 de même
que pour les avions de dimension (moteur
conventionnel) de .15 (par exemple, des
maquettes acrobatiques ou sportifs d’une
envergure de 40 pouces ou des avions de
formation d’une envergure de 55 pouces).
Le facteur qui limite les chargeurs, ce
sont les watts. Cela fait référence au
rythme de recharge du système. Les
chargeurs dotés d’une capacité accrue en
matière de watts réduiront votre temps
d’attente. La formule de base afin de calculer les watts est la suivante :
Volts X ampères = watts
Qu’est-ce que cela signifie?
Si vous voulez recharger une batterie de trois éléments de 2 200 mAh à
1C, votre chargeur devra être configuré
à 2,2 ampères. Cela requiert que votre
chargeur puisse produire une puissance
minimale de 24,2 watts (11.1 volts X 2,2
ampères), donc 24,4 watts. Sous cette
configuration, votre batterie prendra 40
minutes à recharger.
La plupart des batteries modernes
peuvent recharger à des taux beaucoup
plus rapides, jusqu’à 5C et parfois davantage, ce qui réduira considérablement votre temps de recharge. Vous de-
vriez vous assurer que tant le chargeur
que votre source d’alimentation puisse
encaisser tout ça -- et non seulement accommoder vos besoins actuels mais aussi
les futurs besoins de votre parc d’avions
ou d’hélicoptères.
Alors si vous songez à vous munir d’un
appareil faisant appel à 12 éléments
(batteries de 5 000 mAh)… habituellement deux batteries de six éléments en
série… vous aurez besoin d’un chargeur
très puissant. Si vous voulez recharger
une batterie de six éléments de 5 000
mAh à 2C, vous aurez besoin de 22,2
volts X 10 ampères = 222 watts.
Il est très important d’examiner les
capacités des divers systèmes avant d’en
acheter un. Faites vos devoirs en effectuant de la recherche sur leurs caractéristiques, soit en ligne soit avec des
experts à votre magasin local de passetemps.
Si vous entendez acheter un chargeur,
il vous serait probablement plus avantageux d’investir dans un chargeur plus
puissant, advenant que vous vouliez améliorer votre système plus tard. Le tout,
sans que cela dépasse l’entendement.
Dans la prochaine chronique, nous effectuerons un survol des systèmes plus
avances pour les pilotes qui recherchent
la flexibilité et l’efficacité afin de faire
voler toute une gamme de maquettes
continuellement au cours d’une journée
passée au club. Nous discuterons aussi
des sources de puissance requises afin de
recharger vos batteries à domicile (dehors… JAMAIS à l’intérieur!) et au terrain de vol. . ñ
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RC float
William Thorne 75300
Chair
905-433-0561 [email protected]
Hi everyone. I trust that you have all
made it through the winter reasonably
unscathed. Around here, the weather
was not all that conducive to flying: high
winds, low temperatures and lots of snow
got in the way of good flying conditions.
For most, building aircraft became a
popular choice of something to do.
I received an e-mail from Vintage
Wings of Canada. It included a well written article about military wheeled aircraft that were put on floats and skis.
Vintage Wings of Canada is a not for
profit, charitable organization, with a
collection of historically significant air-
craft. The facility is located at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport and was
founded by former Cognos CEO and philanthropist Michael U. Potter.
Most aircraft in the collection are in
flying condition, or are being restored to
flying condition and are frequently flown.
The collection includes a Spitfire, Tiger
Moth, Fairchild Cornell, Lysander, P40N, Hawker Hurricane and more.
Check out their website: http://www.
vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/
tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/494/Anything-But-Wheels.aspx
Back to the article about non-traditional military planes on floats. During
the Second World War, they put floats
on just about anything. Aircraft like the
Hawker Harts, Supermarine Spitfire,
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Bristol Bolingbroke, and the Douglas DC-3/C-47 were
all flown off water with varying rates of
success. There are plenty of pictures and
sources listed for the photos.
With a bit of ambition and innovation,
lots of truly interesting model aircraft
can be modeled after some aircraft in the
article. I know I have a couple projects
that I want to try -- a Spitfire on floats
and a Bolingbroke on floats!
I would like everyone to know this is
my last year as Chair of the Float Committee and as the writer of this column.
If anyone would like to step up and take
over, just submit your nomination this
fall at your Annual Zone Meeting.
But for now, keep on sending me your
photos and articles. . ñ
est l’ancien dirigeant de Cognos et un
philanthrope de renommée, Michael U.
Potter.
La plupart des aéronefs au sein de la
collection sont en état de vol ou sont en
train de subir une restoration. Cette collection comprend un Spitfire, un Tiger
Moth, un Fairchild Cornell, un Westland
Lysander, un P-40N, un Hawker Hurricane et bien d’autres.
Vous pouvez consulter le site Web au
: http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/494/Anything-ButWheels.aspx (en anglais seulement).
De retour à cet article. Au cours de la
Seconde Guerre mondiale, les concepteurs installaient des flotteurs sur
presque n’importe quoi. On parle ici d’appareils tels le Hawker Hart, Supermarine
Spitfire, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Bristol
Bolingbroke ainsi que le Douglas DC3/C-47, tous des appareils qui ont connu
un baptême de l’eau avec plus ou moins
de succès. Vous trouverez plusieurs photos et plusieurs sources.
Avec un peu d’ambition et d’innovation, plusieurs maquettes peuvent reproduire l’un ou l’autre des aéronefs dont
il est question dans l’article. J’ai moimême quelques projets en tête, dont un
Spitfire et un Bristol Bolinbroke!
J’aimerais informer tout le monde
que j’entame ma dernière année à titre
de président du Comité des hydravions
et de rédacteur de cette chronique. Si
quelqu’un veut s’avancer pour prendre la
relève, vous n’avez qu’à soumettre votre
nom l’automne prochain lors de l’assemblée annuelle de votre zone.
Pour l’instant, continuez de m’envoyer
vos photos et vos articles 
Hydravions
William Thorne
75300
Président
905-433-0561 [email protected]
Bonjour, tout le monde. J’espère que
vous avez tous survécu à l’hiver sans
trop de heurts? Ici, la météo n’a pas du
tout coopéré : vent élevé, mercure plutôt bas et beaucoup de neige ont gâté la
sauce. Pour la plupart des modélistes, la
construction d’une maquette est un choix
d’activité populaire.
J’ai reçu un courriel des Ailes
d’époque du Canada (Vintage Wings of
Canada). J’y ai trouvé un article très
bien rédigé au sujet des avions militaires
sur roues qu’on avait convertis aux flotteurs. Cet organisme est sans but lucratif
et possède une collection d’avions historiques. Son siège est à l’Aéroport exécutif de Gatineau-Ottawa et son fondateur
Vol circulaire acrobatique
suite de la page 36
Ces lunettes font par-dessus les lunettes conventionnelles. Vous pouvez examiner ce produit au site
www.ajsalesandservice.ca. J’en ai acheté une paire
et elles éliminent de beaucoup l’éblouissement et
elles réduisent l’éclat du soleil pendant ces journées
où le grand astre luit en plein vent arrière.
Photos
Veuillez m’envoyer une photo et une description
de votre plus récent projet de vol acrobatique ou
d’un évènement à venir..
Model Aviation Canada
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Jets
Kelly Williams
59082L
Chair
[email protected]
Apologies for missing the last article, but work got in the way right as the
submission deadline for both the magazine column and the report to the MAAC
Board of Directors approached. That report should be available in the Jet Committee section of the MAAC website by
the time this is published.
I won’t repeat much the content
here, aside from saying that the
previous year was rather slow on
the Committee front. I see that as
a sign that the Committee has done
a good job for the last few years,
and I hope to keep that trend going.
I’d like to spend this article discussing a technical issue that could
end up being very costly. Anyone
with a few years of jet experience
has looked at a jug of fuel at some
time, and inevitably questioned if
they added oil or not... now what?
I have yet to see a simple and conclusive method for testing a sample
of fuel and determining if oil has been
added or not, so please send your procedure with me by e-mail and I’ll be happy
to quote you in an upcoming article.
Adding another quart can cause bearings to skid in the races from the lubrication content being too high. While some
engines are more sensitive than others, it
pays to follow the specifications closely.
With that in mind, going with no lubrication also has an obvious downside!
For now though, I thought I’d share an
idea I came up with a few months ago.
It’s not a solution, but it should at least
help keep track of what you’ve done.
A while ago, I questioned if some of
my fuel had oil added and was safe to
run. At around the same time, I was
placing an order for a few batteries,
an ESC, and motor for my son’s twometre sailplane. In filling up the cart
to max out the shipping weight allowance, I came across some adhesive-backed battery charge indicators for $3.99US for a bag of
ten! I used them on batteries and
they worked very well for keeping
track of charge status. Then it hit
me: with the extra few in the bag, I
could also put them on my fuel jugs
to track if they have oil added yet!
I’ve seen a number of tracking
procedures used from tape, elastics,
and even zip tie wraps on certain
jugs after oil was mixed, and this is
yet another option.
Wipe the jug with acetone to
clean the surface, and you should
be good to go. 
dant inévitablement s’il avait déjà ajouté de l’huile ou non. Que faire, maintenant? Je n’ai encore jamais vu une
méthode simple et sans failles pour tester
un échantillon de carburant et être capable de déterminer si de l’huile avait été
ajoutée ou non. Si vous en avez développé une, envoyez-moi votre procédure par
message courriel et il me fera plaisir de
vous citer dans une prochaine chronique.
Si on ajoute un peu d’huile, les roulements peuvent glisser parce que la lubrification est trop concentrée. Bien que
quelques moteurs soient plus sensibles
que d’autres, vous gagnerez à suivre les
spécifications de très près. Ceci dit, vous
vivrez un net désavantage si vous n’ajoutez pas de lubrifiant!
Pour l’instant, j’ai pensé partager une
idée que j’ai eue, voilà quelques mois.
Ce n’est pas une solution mais au moins,
vous pourrez vous rappeler de ce que
vous avez fait.
Il y a quelque temps, je me suis demandé si j’avais ajouté de l’huile à mon
carburant et si je pouvais faire tourner
mon moteur en toute sécurité. À la même
époque, je commandais des piles, un
contrôleur de vitesse et un moteur pour le
planeur de deux mètres de mon fils. Dans
une tentative de remplir mon panier afin
d’atteindre la limite du poids autorisé
pour l’expédition postale, j’ai aperçu des
indicateurs de charge de pile (avec surface autocollante) pour 3,99 $US le sac
de dix! Je m’en suis servi sur des piles et
ils fonctionnent très bien lorsqu’on veut
surveiller le niveau de charge. J’ai eu
l’idée : je pourrais m’en servir sur mes
cruches de carburant afin de reconnaître
si j’avais ajouté de l’huile ou non!
J’ai aperçu quelques techniques semblables : du ruban adhésif, des élastiques,
et même des tie wraps qui ont été ajoutés
après avoir ajouté de l’huile. Je vous propose une autre option.
Nettoyez la surface de votre cruche
avec de l’acétone -- histoire de nettoyer
votre surface -- et cela devrait faire l’affaire.
Avion à réaction
Kelly Williams
59082L
Président
[email protected]
Je m’excuse d’avoir manqué la date
de tombée pour ma chronique la dernière
fois, mais le travail et le rapport que je
devais soumettre au Conseil de direction
du MAAC ont eu le dessus. Ce rapport
précis devrait être disponible dans la section réservée au Comité des jets dans le
site Web au moment où vous lirez ces
lignes.
Je ne répéterai pas le contenu ici, exception faite de mentionner que l’année dernière a été plutôt lente au sein du
Comité. Je perçois cela comme étant un
signe que nous avons fait du bon travail,
ces dernières années. J’espère que la tendance se poursuivra.
J’aimerais me servir de cette chronique afin de traiter d’un point technique
qui pourrait vous coûter cher. Quiconque
ayant accumulé quelques années d’expérience s’est déjà adonné à regarder
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RC Combat
The P51D from NitroPlanes.com and the Me109 from HobbyKing.com / Le P51D de NitroPlanes.com et le Me-109 de HobbyKing.com.
Bruce Gillespie
75738
Chair
[email protected]
Summer is here! Ok, when I am writing this Spring is just a few hours old but
the Combat Summer Season is already
in progress when you are reading this
article.
Please, take pictures, submit reports
and articles for any combat activity. It
does not have to be scale Combat, any
Combat counts.
At my club we have managed to do a
few rounds of Combat this past winter
using the EPP foam planes and had a lot
of fun. I am looking forward to a great
Combat summer
I am sorry to say my suggestion that
each club that runs a combat event or
series of combat events in the summer
of 2015 that was in a draw to receive a
cash prize did not get funded.
MAAC is currently promoting compe-
tition events and Combat is a tailor made
competition event.
If your club has a combat group let me
know! If you don’t, start one!
Has anyone tried the Techone P51D or
ME109 EPP foam planes I mentioned in
my last article?
I am sure there are small groups of
flyers that have discovered that Combat is the most fun you can have with
a RC airplane. Please drop me a note.
Thanks! ñ
disputer quelques rondes de combat cet
hiver à l’aide des maquettes de mousse
EPP et nous nous sommes beaucoup
amusés. J’ai bien hâte de lancer la saison
estivale.
Je dois malheureusement vous
informer que ma suggestion de faire
en sorte que chaque club organise des
séances de combat en 2015 et que
chacun soit admissible à un tirage de
participation, tout cela n’a pas été
financé.
Le MAAC fait présentement la
promotion d’évènements de compétition
et le combat s’inscrit carrément là-
dedans.
Si votre club compte un groupe de
combat, faites-le moi savoir! Si vous n’en
avez pas encore un, faites-en démarrer
un!
Est-ce que quelqu’un a essayé les
maquette P-51D et Me-109 (du fabricant
Techzone) dont j’avais parlé dans ma
dernière chronique?
Je suis persuadé qu’il existe de petits
groupes d’adeptes qui ont découvert que
le combat, c’est le plus grand plaisir
qu’on peut vivre avec une maquette
télécommandée!
Veuillez m’écrire. Merci!ñ
Hélicoptères
Bruce Gillespie
75738
Président
[email protected]
L’été est arrivé! D’accord, au moment
où j’écris ceci, le printemps n’est arrivé
que depuis quelques heures mais la
saison de combat sera entamée lorsque
vous lirez ces quelques lignes.
De grâce, prenez des photos,
soumettez des comptes rendus d’activités
de vol de combat. Nul besoin de traiter
de combat de copies volantes; du combat,
c’est du combat.
Chez mon club, nous avons réussi à
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Pylônes
Randy Smith
Président
403-474-0708 13141
[email protected]
Je rédige ceci tandis que je me trouve
à bord du gros oiseau depuis Phoenix; je
reviens du rassemblement de courses Q40
Classic. Dix d’entre nous avons participé
aux courses et comme d’habitude, la météo est presque parfaite et la compétition
était très relevée.
Comme il y avait 80 concurrents, mon
arrière-train souffre un peu de s’être fait
botter par tant de pilotes, parmi les meilleurs au monde. Si vous voulez faire de
la course, c’est ici où vous devriez tenter votre chance. J’y reviens toujours
parce que j’ai le sentiment que j’ai tant
de choses à apprendre de la part des gens
qui font merveilleusement bien ce qu’ils
ont choisi de faire.
J’en retire un parallèle avec ma pratique de la planche à neige. Vous ne vous
améliorerez jamais si vous empruntez
toujours la pente des débutants. Vous
devez avoir le courage de vous lancer
SAM / vol libre
suite de la page 42
son siège.
Le Thermal Journal de la Western
New York Free Flight Society
(WNYFFS) offrira les détails des
catégories. Envoyez un courriel au
[email protected] afin d’obtenir
les détails ou de vous faire ajouter à la
liste d’envoi.
11, 12, & 13 septembre
le Great Grape Gathering (GGG)
On y disputera une grande gamme de
catégories, y compris FAC, SAM, AMA,
NFFS -- Glider, Rubber, and Power.
Les prix consisteront de bouteilles de
vin ou de sirop d’érable. Il y aura 27
épreuves non-FAC et 13 épreuves FAC.
On remettra aussi quatre trophées
perpétuels en Rubber, Power, Gollywock
et FAC.
Ici aussi, il s’agit d’un rassemblement
que cautionne l’AMA américaine;
consultez l’horaire pour les détails. Les
résultats seront rapportés en prévision
du pointage de la National Cup et les
résultats de la FAC seront une fois de
plus transmis au siège de la FAC.
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sur les collines plus abruptes et bien sûr,
vous devrez endurer certaines bosses, ce
faisant. C’est la seule façon de s’améliorer, quel que soit notre sport.
Je lance un grand «merci» à Randy Ritch et à Ritch’s Brew Fuel d’avoir
fourni le carburant pour tous les participants pendant la compétition. Il est le
MEILLEUR!
Le MAAC était représenté par huit
pilotes, deux observateurs (callers) et
même par des meneurs de cri! Les pilotes
: Roy Andrassy, Lyle Baker, Henry Redekop, Harold Sattler, Hank Kauffman,
Kevin Moorehouse, Alan Umbach et moi.
Kevin Umbach et Jeff Martin étaient les
observateurs attitrés. En fait, Jeff Martin était l’un des quatre hommes qui s’est
déplacé par avion en emportant son équipement, fin prêt à faire de la course si
une place se libérait. Jeff a terminé bon
premier…sur la liste d’attente.
Bien que le Canada n’ait pas accédé aux trophées cette fois, nous nous
sommes beaucoup amusés. C’est déjà
quelque chose de bien chouette de pou-
voir s’évader du froid canadien pendant
une semaine et de faire de la course avec
nos amis de tout partout sur le globe.
La catégorie F3T/Q40 sera en vedette
au cours des World Air Games de Dubai,
durant la première semaine de décembre
2015. Jim Allen (de l’AMA américaine)
nous communiquera une longue liste de
critères à respecter. La catégorie F3T est
une cellule de Q40 sur laquelle sont utilisés les moteurs Jett, Nelson et DKT sur
le parcours de course F3D. Le système de
pointage utilisé sera celui de l’AMA pour
les manches. Demeurez aux aguets pour
les détails.
De retour à la maison, Calgary sera
l’hôte d’un rassemblement de 426 Quickie et Electric Formula One au cours de
la fin de semaine des 23 et 24 mai. Les
courses standard 426 Quickie et Q40 auront aussi lieu les 25 et 26 juillet. Communiquez avec moi si vous voulez des détails. Jeff Martin nous livrera bientôt le
calendrier de district. ñ
Changements à noter
Lors des deux rassemblements
parrainés, nous avons changé l’une des
catégories motorisées. Celle du 1/2A
NFFS One-Design a été remplacée
par la catégorie 1/2A Old Favourites.
N’importe quelle maquette motorisée
peut être utilisée en autant que son
modéliste se serve d’un moteur 1/2A
légal selon les critères Nostalgia ou des
moteurs Cox TD 049/051.
Les surfaces de vol doivent être
fixes et construites. Aucune structure
en composite ne sera autorisée, à
l’exception du support moteur. Les
règlements NFFS Nostalgia seront
utilisés lors des poussées moteur et
des max. Cela fait en sorte que les
modélistes pourront utiliser n’importe
quel design dont il raffole mais il devra
s’en tenir au moins à une catégorie
semi-nostalgique en limitant le type de
moteur et parce que les structures de
fibre de carbone seront interdites.
Nous espérons encourager certains
modélistes à ressortir de vieux designs
qui n’ont plus de concours à travers
desquels ils peuvent se mesurer aux
autres. Nous ne voulons pas non plus
disqualifier quiconque qui évoluait jadis
au sein de la catégorie One-Design.
Champion toutes catégories
trophée MAAC Can-Am de vol libre
Un prix de grand champion sera
présenté à la fin du rassemblement
Great Grape Gathering (GGG).
Les points seront attribués selon
le classement au sein de toutes les
catégories auxquelles aura participé
un modéliste lors de l’ESFFC et du
GGG. Le gagnant devra avoir au
moins accumulé un pointage lors des
deux concours. En d’autres mots, un
concurrent qui n’aura participé qu’à
l’un des deux concours ne sera pas
admissible au prix, peu importe le
pointage qu’il aura accumulé.
S’il veut se qualifier au prix de grand
champion, un modéliste devra avoir fait
voler une maquette (même s’il n’atteint
pas un certain classement) dans au
moins deux trois catégories parmi
Glider, Rubber et Power. ñ
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Pylon
Eight pilots and two callers from Canada attended the Q40 Classic pylon race in Phoenix Arizona in February. Q40 racers weigh four pounds and fly at
190 mph on the race course. / Huit pilotes et deux observateurs en provenance du Canada ont participé aux courses du Q40 Classic à Phoenix (Arizona),
en février dernier. Les maquettes de Q40 pèsent environ quatre livres et peuvent atteindre une vitesse de 190 milles à l’heure sur le parcours.
PHOTO: Ken Umbach
Randy Smith13141
Chairman
403-474-0708 [email protected]
I am writing this as I fly back on the
big bird from Phoenix where I attended
the Q40 Classic race. Ten of us from
Canada participated in the race and as
usual, the weather was nearly perfect and
the competition was top notch.
With 80 competitors, my butt hurts
from having it kicked by so many of the
best pilots in the world. If you wanna
race, this is the contest to do it. I keep
coming back because I feel that I have so
much to learn from those who do it the
best.
I draw a parallel to my snowboarding.
You will never get better if you always
ride on the bunny hill. You have to have
the courage to ride on the steep and deep
Model Aviation Canada
and take a few bumps and bruises along
the way. This is how we learn to better
ourselves in any sport.
A big ‘Thank You’ to Randy Ritch and
Ritch’s Brew Fuel for supplying the fuel
used by all the participants during the
competition. It is the BEST!
MAAC had eight pilots, two dedicated callers, and even our own Canadian cheering team! Pilots participating
were Roy Andrassy, Lyle Baker, Henry
Redekop, Harold Sattler, Hank Kauffman, Kevin Moorehouse, Alan Umbach
and me. Kevin Umbach and Jeff Martin
called for pilots. Jeff Martin was actually one of four guys to fly in with equipment prepared to race if a spot opened
up. Jeff finished first... on the waiting
list.
Although Canada was shut out of
the trophies this time around, we had a
great time. It is a treat just to get away
from the cold up North for a week and
do some racing with our friends from
around the world.
F3T/Q40 is going to be featured at the
World Air Games in Dubai during the
first week of December this year. There
is a lengthy qualification criteria list that
will be communicated by Jim Allen of the
AMA. F3T is Q40 airframe design using
Jett, Nelson and DKT motors flown on
the F3D race course. AMA heat scoring
by points will be used. Stay tuned for details on how to qualify.
Back at home, Calgary is hosting a
426 Quickie and Electric Formula One
event on the weekend of May 23, 24 also
our standard 426 Quickie and Q40 race
on July 25, 26. Contact me for details.
Jeff Martin will have our full district
schedule out soon. ñ
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RC Precision Aerobatics
Hartley Hughson 50988L
Chair 604-885-5085 [email protected]
I am staring at a blank screen on my
computer. I can’t think of anything to
write about, my mind wanders to all the
things that I am looking forward to for
the coming year.
Then I think about the passion most
of us have for the hobby. I learned to
fly 20 years ago and started flying
Precision Aerobatics as soon as I had
my wings, thanks to a couple of fellow
club members. They talked me into
attending the Tournament of Rookies in
Prince George, and it was one of the best
experiences ever.
Every year, I still look forward to all
the practice, that I don’t get enough of,
contests and new planes and equipment
that’s on the market. It just never seems
to get old.
This is going to be a busy year; we will
have five contest in B.C. and a Pattern
Primer. So far, it looks like there will be
four contests in Ontario, but I’m not sure
about Alberta at this time.
For more info on any events, check out
Pattern West News.
The big one this year for me is the
Worlds in Switzerland, at the beginning
of August, where I have the honour of
being Team Manager. There is lots and
lots of paperwork, still an awesome job
though.
We are planning on doing a blog of
the trip. You will be able to find the link
on Pattern West News. I hope to have
time to keep everyone informed on the
goings-on.
A few things we are working on
include adding a bunch of information
to the Precision Aerobatics page on the
new MAAC website. Look for Managers
guide, CDs guide, update rule book, and
general information on Pattern.
Some of this will have to wait until
after the AGM, but if you have anything
else you would like to see on it, please let
me or a Committee member know.
Speaking of the committee, we will announce the members after the AGM! ñ
la pratique, ce à quoi je ne m’adonne pas
suffisamment. J’ai hâte de participer aux
concours et de surveiller les nouveaux
appareils et l’équipement qui arrivent sur
le marché. Rien ne vieillit, selon moi.
Cette année sera fort occupée; nous
aurons cinq concours en ColombieBritannique ainsi qu’un concours Pattern
Primer. Jusqu’à maintenant, il semble
que quatre concours seront disputés en
Ontario, mais je ne sais pas encore ce qui
se passera en Alberta, cette fois.
Pour en savoir plus long sur les
évènements, vérifiez Pattern West News.
Cette année, mon gros évènement sera
le Championnat mondial en Suisse, au
début août, au cours duquel j’agirai à
titre de gérant d’équipe. Il y a beaucoup
de travail de documentation mais c’est
quand même un travail enviable.
Nous avons l’intention de rédiger un
blogue de notre voyage. Vous pourrez
trouver le lien sur Pattern West News.
J’espère trouver le temps de garder tout
le monde au courant des péripéties.
Nous travaillons à quelques dossiers
: l’ajout de renseignements sur la page
d’acrobatie de précision au nouveau site
Web du MAAC. Vous y trouverez un
guide des gérants, un guide sur les CD
pertinents, une mise à jour du livret des
règlements ainsi que des renseignements
généraux sur la voltige.
Certains de ces travaux devront
attendre à après l’Assemblée générale
annuelle mais s’il y a quelque chose que
vous voudriez voir se faire ajouter en
ligne, faites-en part à un membre du
Comité ou à moi-même.
Tandis que je mentionne le Comité, nous annoncerons qui en sont les
membres après l’A.G.A.! ñ
Acrobatie de précision RC
Hartley Hughson 50988L
Président 604-885-5085 [email protected]
Je dévisage un écran d’ordinateur
vide. Je n’arrive pas à trouver un sujet
sur lequel je pourrais écrire puisque je
m’égare vers les choses que j’ai hâte de
vivre au cours de la prochaine année.
Je songe ensuite à la passion qui
anime la plupart d’entre nous envers
ce passe-temps. J’ai appris à piloter
une maquette il y a 20 ans et je me
suis aussitôt adonné à l’acrobatie de
précision, grâce à l’appui de quelques
collègues de club. Ils m’ont encouragé à
participer au Tournament of Rookies à
Prince George (Colombie-Britannique) et
c’était l’une des meilleures expériences
que j’ai vécues.
Chaque année, j’ai hâte d’entreprendre
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Model Aviation Canada
Scale Aerobatics
Lee Prevost
9551
Chair
705-691-2410 [email protected]
Where’s the Warming?
Spring is here! Not a moment too soon
either as I’m sure that the murder rate
would have climbed precipitously if we
had much more snow and cold!
There is nothing better to keep the old
fingers nimble as flying indoor foamies
during the long winter months. For those
of us who love practicing aerobatic manoeuvres, indoor F3P is a lot of fun and
keeps things interesting.
Just recently, we had a contest hosted
by Gaston Boissonneault and sponsored
in part by MAAC. We only had seven
contestants but we had a lot of fun and
we even enrolled three gentlemen from
a North Bay club as judges after giving
them the Cole’s Notes version of training!
Of note is that two contestants, Kyle
Pichette and Dwight Jones, are com-
The pilots flying in the “Northern Ontario Sportsman Challenge.” / Les pilotes qui ont participé au
Northern Ontario Sportsman Challenge.
pletely deaf and have to memorize their
routines and learn how to fly them properly by watching others. They both fly
very well and came in third and fourth
respectively. Well done guys!
I flew one of Gaston’s designs, the
FoamStar Arrow, with some modifications and managed to beat Gaston.
The Great Canadian Aerobatic Challenge
Once again this year, MAAC will be
supporting and encouraging everyone
to try the Challenge. The format will be
slightly different and more streamlined
and will also be available for download
in its entirety on May 1st on the MAAC
website. The new website is very well
done and the information on how to have
your own club enroll in the Challenge will
be clear and easy to understand...promise!
Full details will be coming soon, and
clubs stand to win big with some major
funding just by trying it!
Another Banner Year!
Judging from the number of IMAC
competitions on the calendar, this will
be a banner year for scale aerobatics. Of
note is our own Northern Ontario IMAC
Challenge (the NOIC) which will - for the
first time in eleven years - be hosted in
Sault-Sainte-Marie!
As of this writing, there are already
21 pilots registered with a good number of U.S. competitors coming. There is
even talk of having a friendly Canada vs.
United States challenge series of sorts,
but the details are still being worked out.
With the lower price of gas combined
with pilots doing the Great Canadian
Aerobatic Challenge, my hope is to see
an increase in the number of Basic pilots joining in on the fun. Much more to
come!
Acrobatie de copies volantes RC
Lee Prevost
9551
Président
705-691-2410 [email protected]
Et ce réchauffement global?
Le printemps est arrivé! Et ce n’est
pas trop tôt puisque je suis persuadé que
le nombre de meurtres grimperait en
flèche si nous recevions encore beaucoup
de neige et de froid!
Il n’y a rien de mieux pour se garder
Model Aviation Canada
les doigts en forme que de se livrer à des
séances de vol intérieur à l’aide de foamies pendant les longs mois d’hiver. Pour
ceux d’entre nous qui aimons pratiquer
des manœuvres acrobatiques, le vol intérieur, catégorie F3P, est bien amusant et
cela a de quoi nous intéresser.
Récemment, Gaston Boissonneault a
été l’hôte d’un concours (qu’a partiellement parrainé le MAAC). Nous n’avions
que sept concurrents mais nous nous
sommes beaucoup amusés et nous avons
même enrôlé trois types d’un club de
North Bay à titre de juges après leur
avoir donné un cours accéléré sur la façon de juger!
Il est intéressant de noter que deux
concurrents, Kyle Pichette et Dwight
Jones, sont complètement sourds et qu’ils
doivent mémoriser leur routine acrobatique et apprendre comment pilosuite à la page 53
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RC Scale
Roland Worsfold
Chair
250-374-4405
50286
[email protected]
The RC Scale Committee is encouraging clubs to host “Fun Scale” events.
The following notes explain the advantages to clubs hosting ‘fun scale’ events
and its membership.
Any Scale event that is held in Canada
shows support for our RC Scale Committee and the vendors who are selling RC
Scale kits, ARFs and Ready to Fly models.
There are many advantages for clubs
that host Fun Scale events. The event can
be touted as a ‘Miniature Air Show’ to
the public and can entice new club members.
Club benefits
• Promotes our hobby and club to the
community;
• Community involvement;
• Opportunity to raise funds for the
club and or a local charity;
• A club social activity;
• Reason to spruce up the field;
• It’s just fun to do.
Scale Events can be financially successful without public attendance. Listing your event, or event taking out an
ad in MAC magazine can draw the area
MAAC membership as spectators/participants. The more the merrier!
MAAC member benefits
• Participants improve their building
and flying skills;
• Meet new lifelong friends and acquaintances through the social aspect;
• Introduces modellers to flying in a
disciplined manner;
• Exposes modellers to skilled modellers and pilots to learn from;
• Opportunities to learn new building,
finishing and detailing techniques from
other modellers;
• Judges enjoy the events and get a
front row seat;
The hope is that through this message,
we will see more RC-Scale ‘Fun Scale’
events that will also provide the opportunity for modellers to fly in front of
judges.
Tell Me More
Please send event reports and photos
of your RC Scale aircraft; we can use
them to share with the MAAC membership.
Committee Work
Currently, the MAAC RC Scale Committee is updating the MAAC RC Scale
rules to be more compatible with the
U.S. Scale Rules and the rest of the
world.
This will help MAAC members who
are so inclined to compete internationally and for international competitors to
come to our Canadian events.
By the time you read this, we should
have new MAAC RC Scale rules in place
that are user friendly and current with
the times.
The Committee will strive to provide a
MAAC-RC Scale program that is available, accessible and beneficial to the
membership.
The RC Scale Committee hopes that
you have a safe and enjoyable summer of
flying.
RC - Copies Volantes
Roland Worsfold Président
250-374-4405 50286
[email protected]
Le Comité des copies volantes télécommandées encourage les clubs à organiser
des concours Fun Scale. Les notes suivantes expliquent les avantages pour les
clubs et leurs membres.
Tout rassemblement de copies volantes au Canada illustre l’appui envers
notre Comité et les vendeurs qui offrent
des kits, des maquettes presque prêtes à
voler (ARF) ou celles qui sont prêtes à
voler.
Les avantages sont nombreux pour
quiconque veut organiser des concours
Fun Scale. On peut présenter ces évènements auprès du public comme étant un
spectacle aérien miniature, ce qui peut
apporter de nouveaux membres à l’un ou
l’autre des clubs.
Bénéfices pour les clubs
• promotion de notre passe-temps et
du club auprès de la communauté;
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• implication au sein de la communauté;
• occasion de prélever des fonds pour
le club et une œuvre caritative locale;
• activité sociale au sein du club;
• cela fournit une raison d’apporter
des améliorations au terrain de vol;
• c’est tout bonnement amusant.
Les rassemblements de copies volantes
peuvent remporter un succès sur le plan
financier sans même que le public y participe. Si vous répertoriez votre évènement au site Web ou que vous achetez
une annonce dans Model Aviation Canada, vous pourriez fort bien attirer des
membres locaux du MAAC et des spectateurs ou participants. Plus on est de fous,
plus on rit!
Bénéfices pour les membres du MAAC
• Les participants améliorent leurs
techniques de construction et de pilotage;
• Vous rencontrerez des amis que vous
conserverez pour la vie et vous ferez de
nouvelles connaissances de par l’aspect
social des concours;
• le pilotage est présenté aux modélistes de façon disciplinée;
• cela met les modélistes en contact
avec des semblables plus expérimentés qui peuvent prodiguer quantité de
conseils;
• Ce sont là des occasions d’apprendre
de nouvelles techniques de construction,
de finition et d’application de détails sur
la maquette de la part des autres modélistes;
• les juges se plaisent beaucoup à participer aux évènements et jouissent des
premières loges pour surveiller l’action;
Ce que nous espérons par le biais de
ce message, c’est que vous puissiez voir
davantage de rassemblements Fun Scale,
ce qui permettra d’ailleurs à des modélistes d’exécuter des manœuvres devant
des juges.
Je veux en savoir davantage
Veuillez m’envoyer des comptes rendus
et des photos de vos copies volantes; nous
suite à la page 54
Model Aviation Canada
UAV Advisory Group
Jeremy Cartlidge 45473
Chair
514 426 2369 [email protected]
At the end of March, the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held
its first ever Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Systems (RPAS) Symposium. ICAO is
a United Nations agency that works with
191 member states and other aviation
organizations to develop Standards and
Recommended Practices that are used to
guide the development of national civil
aviation regulations. The symposium
was held at the ICAO headquarters in
Montréal.
Dr. Aliu, the President of the ICAO
Council, stated in his opening address
that ICAO has begun to appreciate that
RPAS developments could be more dramatic for civil aviation than the introduction of jet engines. He also said that a
key issue is that these aircraft are used
for a wide range of applications from
recreational to surveillance and even for
moving cargo. He also recognized many
are being bought by individuals who are
unfamiliar with how to operate them
safely and responsibly.
The aviation community is looking to
ICAO to assist national regulatory authorities in educating users on the risks
Acrobatie de copies volantes RC and in taking measures to enforce legal
or administrative sanctions against unsafe operators.
I was fortunate in being able to attend
all three days of the RPAS Symposium.
I participated in workshops where presenters from various countries explained
how radio-controlled model aircraft and
other remotely piloted aircraft are currently regulated and what regulatory
changes can be expected in response to
the rapid growth of RPAS operations all
over the world.
I was able to meet with key people
from Transport Canada, the FAA and
some European civil aviation authorities.
It was encouraging to find that traditional model aviation is highly regarded and
universally recognized for its positive
contribution to aviation.
There is no wish on the part of the
regulators to harm recreational model
flying. However, there will be new standardized rules enacted in most countries
to ensure the safety of the airspace for
all users.
The Canadian Minister of Transport
has directed an accelerated process to
bring in new regulations and Transport
Canada is targeting the release of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking early this
year. It is most important that we con-
tinue to work cooperatively with Transport Canada to ensure the continued
good health of our hobby.
I also met with Narve Jensen, the FAI
representative at the symposium. Narve
is a FAI/CIAM Vice President. He travelled from Norway for the event and
demonstrated the high level of importance that the FAI gives to the protection
of recreational and sport model flying.
He is an accomplished scale model builder and flyer. It was a great pleasure to
talk to him about his scale models during
the coffee breaks.
ICAO invited non-traditional aviation
participants to the symposium to give
a broad perspective of possible future
RPAS operations. Steve Vos, who runs
the Google Project Wing program, gave
a thought-provoking briefing on Google’s
vision of automated unmanned aircraft
operations.
DJI actively participated with briefings and flight demonstrations inside the
ICAO building. At the end of the symposium, Jonathan Resnick of DJI donated the Phantom multicopter that he had
been demonstrating to ICAO. It will be
on permanent display in the ICAO Headquarters building in Montréal. 
suite de la page 51
Une grosse année!
À en juger par le nombre de compétitions de l’IMAC au calendrier, l’année sera fort chargée pour l’acrobatie de copies
volantes. On pourrait noter que notre propre Northern Ontario
IMAC Challenge (le NOIC) sera disputé à Sault-Sainte-Marie,
une première en 11 ans!
Au moment d’écrire ces lignes, 21 pilotes se sont déjà insLe Great Canadian Aerobatic Challenge
crits et un nombre appréciable de concurrents arriveront deUne fois de plus cette année, le MAAC encourage tout le
puis les États-Unis. La rumeur flotte selon laquelle il y aura
monde de tenter leur chance
peut-être un concours amiau défi. Le format est légèrecal opposant nos voisins
ment différent et plus rafiné;
américains aux pilotes cail sera entièrement télécharnadiens, mais nous sommes
geable à compter du 1er mai
encore en train de peaufisur le site Web du MAAC.
ner les détails. Puisque le
Ce nouveau site Web est très
prix de l’essence est plus
bien fait et les renseignements
bas et que bon nombre de
visant à enrôler votre club au
pilotes tentent leur chance
Challenge seront clairs et faau Great Canadian Aerociles à comprendre… Promis!
batic Challenge, j’espère
Vous aurez les détails bienvoir une augmentation de
tôt. Les clubs pourraient
pilotes inscrits au sein de
gagner gros en recevant du
la catégorie Basic afin de
financement parce que des
prendre part au plaisir. Démembres ont décidé de l’estails à suivre!
The judges going over judging criteria. / Les juges examinent les critères sur
sayer!
lesquels ils doivent se baser.
ter convenablement en regardant faire les autres. Tous deux
pilotent très bien et ont terminé respectivement troisième et
quatrième. Beau travail, les gars!
J’ai piloté l’un des designs de Gaston, le FoamStar Arrow
que j’ai modifié et j’ai réussi à battre Gaston.
Model Aviation Canada
May 2015- 53
Groupe consultatif UAV (Véhicules aériens sans pilote)
Jeremy Cartlidge 45473
Président
514 426 [email protected]
Fin mars, l’Organisation de l’aviation
civile internationale (OACI) a organisé
son tout premier symposium sur les systèmes de pilotage d’aéronefs télécommandés (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)). L’OACI est une agence
des Nations unies qui travaille de concert
avec 191 états membres et avec d’autres
organismes aéronautiques afin de concevoir des normes et des pratiques exemplaires servant à guider le développement de règlements pour l’aviation civile.
Le symposium s’est déroulé au siège de
l’OACI à Montréal.
Le président de l’agence, Olumuyiwa
Benard Aliu, a déclaré au cours de son
discours d’ouverture que l’OACI est
d’avis que les développements en de tels
systèmes de pilotage pourraient être
plus dramatiques en aviation civile que
l’avènement des moteurs à réaction. Il a
ajouté que l’une des problématiques clés,
c’est de constater que ces aéronefs sont
utilisés à de multiples missions, des vols
de loisirs à ceux de surveillance ou même
pour déplacer du fret. Il a reconnu que
plusieurs personnes non initiées à leur
fonctionnement se les procurent, ce qui
ne leur permet pas de les piloter en toute
sécurité ou de façon responsable.
La communauté aéronautique s’est
tournée vers l’OACI afin d’aider les
concepteurs de la réglementation au sein
des pays à sensibiliser les utilisateurs sur
les risques du pilotage non responsable et
sur les façons d’appliquer des sanctions
juridiques ou administratives à l’endroit
des utilisateurs peu prudents.
RC - Copies Volantes suite de la page 52
voudrions les partager avec les autres
membres du MAAC.
Le travail du Comité
À l’heure actuelle, le Comité des copies volantes télécommandées du MAAC
est en train de mettre à jour les règlements du MAAC sur les copies volantes
afin qu’ils soient plus compatibles avec
les règlements américains -- et mondiaux -- sur les copies volantes.
Ceci viendra en aide aux membres
du MAAC qui participent aux concours
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J’ai eu la chance de participer aux
trois jours de ce symposium. J’ai pris
part à des ateliers au cours desquels les
présentateurs de divers pays ont expliqué
de quelle façon les aéronefs télécommandés et autres appareils sont réglementés
à l’heure actuelle et quels changements
(au chapitre de la réglementation) sont à
venir afin de réagir la croissance rapide
de tels systèmes de pilotage partout au
monde.
J’ai rencontré des personnes clés en
provenance de Transports Canada, la
FAA américaine ainsi que d’agences
européennes en aviation civile. Il était
encourageant de s’apercevoir que l’aéromodélisme traditionnel est très estimé et
universellement reconnu pour la contribution qu’il apporte à l’aviation.
Les personnes qui mettent au point la
réglementation n’ont nullement l’intention de nuire au pilotage de maquettes de
loisir. Toutefois, de nouveaux règlements
uniformisés seront édictés en la plupart
des pays afin d’assurer la sécurité de tous
les utilisateurs de l’espace aérien.
Le ministre canadien des Transports
a chargé ses gestionnaires de mettre au
point un processus accéléré grâce auquel
de nouveaux règlements seraient présentés et Transports Canada vise la diffusion
d’un Avis d’ébauche de règles (Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking) assez tôt, cette
année. Il importe que nous poursuivions
le travail en collaboration avec Transports Canada afin d’assurer le bon fonctionnement de notre passe-temps.
J’ai aussi rencontré Narve Jensen, le
représentant de la Fédération aéronautique internationale (FAI). Narve est
vice-président de la FAI/CIAM. Il s’est
déplacé depuis la Norvège pour se rendre
leurs voudront aussi venir participer à
nos concours.
Au moment où vous lirez ceci, nous
devrions posséder ces nouveaux règlements qui seront conviviaux et à jour
avec les impératifs de la compétition.
Le Comité s’emploiera à offrir un
programme qui soit disponible, accessible et bénéfique pour les membres.
Le Comité de copies volantes télécommandées espère que vous passerez
un été aussi sécuritaire qu’agréable. 
au symposium et il a montré le niveau
d’importance qu’accorde la FAI à la protection du vol de maquettes à des fins
de loisir et sportives. Il est lui-même un
constructeur et un pilote chevronné de
copies volantes. C’était très agréable de
lui parler et d’en apprendre davantage
sur ses maquettes pendant les pauses
café.
L’OACI avait invité des participants en
aviation non traditionnelle au symposium
afin d’offrir une vaste perspective de possibles opérations de ces systèmes, à l’avenir. Steve Vos, chargé du programme
Google Wings, a offert un point de vue
songé sur la vision que nourrit le géant
Google des opérations automatisées d’aéronefs non habités.
Quant à DJI, cette société a activement participé en offrant des briefings
et des démonstrations de vol à l’intérieur
de l’immeuble de l’OACI. En fin de symposium, Jonathan Resnick de DGI a fait
don du multicoptère Phantom qu’il avait
piloté à des fins de démonstration. Cet
appareil sera exposé de façon permanente au siège montréalais de l’agence
onusienne.
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Sécurité
suite de la page 34
volants.
Proximité des aérodromes
à l’échelle réelle *
* Remarque : Le terme «aérodrome»
est utilisé de part et d’autre de ce document plutôt que la terminologie «aéroport». Bien que la plupart d’entre nous
soyons habitués à «aéroport», cette terminologie précise n’est utilisée dans le
Règlement de l’aviation canadien que
pour dénoter les aérodromes qui sont
accrédités aux normes. D’autre part, la
terminologie «aérodrome» désigne la
terre, l’eau (y compris la surface gelée)
ou toute autre surface d’appui qui est
utilisée ou conçue, préparée, équipée
ou réservée à l’usage partiel ou entier
pour l’arrivée et le départ, le mouvement
ou la mise en service d’aéronefs et cela
comprend les bâtiments, les installations
et équipement connexe.
Tous les membres/clubs devraient déterminer l’emplacement de tout aérodrome ou aérodromes servant aux aéronefs à l’échelle réelle, par rapport à
l’emplacement de leur terrain pour maquettes. Tous les aérodromes à l’échelle
réelle sont répertoriés dans le Supplément de vol Canada (Canada Flight Supplement, CFS en anglais). Il peut s’agir
d’un aérodrome contrôlé où se trouvent
des services de l’ATC (contrôle aérien)
ou d’un aérodrome non contrôlé où aucuns services de l’ATC ne sont offerts.
L’espace aérien autour des aérodromes contrôlés s’appelle la zone de
contrôle. L’espace aérien autour d’un
aérodrome non contrôlé s’appelle le secteur de circulation d’aérodrome (sic).
Généralement mais pas toujours, cet
espace aérien s’étend de la surface à
3 000 pieds et se définit latéralement
(habituellement mais pas toujours) par
un cercle centrée sur l’aérodrome et
habituellement, mais pas toujours, d’un
rayon de 5 milles nautiques (environ
9,3 km). Vous obtiendrez les véritables
dimensions dans le Supplément de vol
Canada.
Terrains de vol situés à l’intérieur
des zone de contrôle d’aérodromes
pour appareils à l’échelle réelle/secteurs de circulation d’aérodrome
Si leur terrain de vol se trouve à l’intérieur d’une zone de contrôle d’aérodrome ou d’un secteur de circulation
d’aérodrome sans pour autant se trouver dans les secteurs d’approche ou de
départ de quelque piste que ce soit, les
Model Aviation Canada
membres (du club de maquettes) devraient déterminer l’altitude minimale
à laquelle les aéronefs à l’échelle réelle
pourraient croiser leur terrain de vol, et
par la suite limiter les vols de maquette
à cette altitude, moins 500 pieds. En la
plupart des cas (mais pas tous), les aéronefs à l’échelle réelle voleront à l’altitude du circuit, ce qui est normalement
à 1 000 pieds au-dessus du sol (AGL).
Les maquettes ne devraient donc pas
voler à plus de 500 pieds AGL en la plupart des cas.
Terrains de vol à l’intérieur des aires
d’approche et de départ des pistes
Les terrains de vol qui se trouvent à
l’intérieur d’une zone de contrôle d’aérodrome ou d’un secteur de circulation
d’aérodrome qui se trouve sous le secteur d’approche et de départ d’une piste,
le vol de maquettes qui ne sont pas retenues ne devrait pas être autorisé.
Les terrains de vol situés en dehors
des zones de contrôle d’aérodrome ou
des secteurs de circulation d’aérodrome
mais qui se trouvent à l’intérieur d’une
région de contrôle prolongé (Control
Area Extension), d’une zone de transition (Transition Area) ou d’une région
de contrôle terminal (Terminal Control
Area) associés à ces aérodromes.
Les régions de contrôle prolongé, zones de transition et régions de
contrôle terminal sont des régions désignées autour des aérodromes afin de
faciliter le contrôle et la séparation
d’aéronefs à l’échelle réelle. De telles
région peuvent se prolonger de plusieurs milles supplémentaires à l’extérieur d’un aérodrome (parfois jusqu’à 45
mn, 83,3 km). Les altitudes minimales
à lesquelles peuvent voler les aéronefs
à l’échelle réelle en de tels secteurs
peuvent varier beaucoup mais cela peut
se situer aussi bas qu’à 700 pieds AGL.
Les membres devraient déterminer
si leur terrain de vol est situé sous une
région de contrôle prolongé, une zone
de transition ou une région de contrôle
terminal et si c’est le cas, les modélistes
devront déterminer à quelle altitude un
aéronef à l’échelle réelle -- qu’il soit en
train de décoller ou d’atterrir -- pourrait croiser leur propre zone de vol.
Après avoir déterminé cette altitude, les
maquettes ne devraient être autorisées
à voler qu’à cette altitude, moins 500
pieds.
Vol de maquettes depuis des emplacements situés à un aérodrome
Bien que la règle de «voir et éviter»
fonctionne bien lorsque vient le moment
d’éviter la circulation aérienne à un aérodrome normal, les membres qui font
voler des maquettes depuis des emplacements situés sur une propriété d’aérodrome doivent faire attention pendant
les épisodes de visibilité réduite : les
aéronefs à l’échelle réelle pourraient ne
pas suivre les méthodes généralement
reconnues de se joindre à un circuit et
pourraient plutôt surgir en courte finale,
ce qui n’allouerait pas suffisamment de
temps pour avoir recours à la règle de
«voir et éviter». En de pareils cas, les
membres devraient concevoir une façon
(de concert avec les autorités de l’aérodrome) de déterminer les instances durant lesquelles des aéronefs à l’échelle
réelle pourraient arriver à l’aérodrome à
l’aide de telles procédures.
Autres mesures suggérées
Aux terrains de vol où il faut imposer une restriction d’altitude, un panneau devrait être posé aux stations de
pilotage ou tout près afin d’expliquer
clairement ce que sont ces limites; les
dignitaires du club, organisateurs de
rassemblement et autres personnes assignées devraient s’assurer que ces restrictions sont observées à la lettre.
Aux terrains de vol où d’autres mesures de sécurité -- autres qu’une restriction d’altitude -- s’avèrent nécessaires,
celles-ci devraient être clairement expliquées dans les lignes directrices du terrain en question.
Les membres de club qui auraient
besoin d’aide afin de déterminer les exigences devraient d’abord vérifier auprès
de l’officier chargé de la sécurité à leur
club ou auprès d’un autre officier du
club. Les membres à titre personnel qui
ne sont pas affiliés à un club et les officiers de club qui auraient besoin d’aide
devraient communiquer avec leur directeur de zone. Les directeurs de zone qui
ont besoin d’aide devraient communiquer avec le Comité sur la sécurité.ñ
May 2015- 55
Safety
From page 33
always) by a circle centered on the aerodrome and usually but not always of 5
nautical miles (approximately 9.3 kilometers) radius. Actual dimensions can
be obtained from the CFS.
Flying sites within full-scale Aerodrome Control Zones
Aerodrome Traffic Areas.
At model flying sites located within Aerodrome Control Zones or Aerodrome Traffic Areas but which are not
under approach or departure areas of
any runway, members should determine
the lowest possible altitude at which a
full scale aircraft might cross their flying site and limit their model flying to a
height of that altitude minus 500 feet.
In most but not all cases, full-scale aircraft in these areas will be at what is
called “Circuit Altitude” which is usually but not always 1000 feet AGL (above
ground level) so models should be flown
no higher than 500 feet AGL in most
cases.
Flying sites within Approach and
Departure Areas to runways.
At locations within an Aerodrome
Control Zone or Aerodrome Traffic Area
which lie under the approach or departure area of a runway there should be
no flying of any non-tethered model air-
craft.
Flying sites located outside of Aerodrome Control Zones/Aerodrome Traffic
Areas but within a Control Area Extension, Transition Area or Terminal Control Area associated with those Aerodromes.
Control Area Extensions, Transition
Areas and Terminal Control Areas are
designated areas around aerodromes to
facilitate the control and separation of
full-scale aircraft. Such areas can extend many additional miles out from an
aerodrome in some cases up to 45 nm
(83.3 km). Minimum altitudes at which
full-scale aircraft might fly in such areas
vary widely but can be as low as 700
feet AGL.
Members should determine if their
flying site lies under a Control Area Extension, Transition Area or Terminal
Control Area and if it does determine
at what altitude any full-scale aircraft
either landing or taking off may cross
the flying site. Once determined model
flying should be limited to that altitude
minus 500 feet.
Model Flying from locations on fullscale aerodrome property.
While the See and Avoid Rule works
well in avoiding normal aerodrome circuit traffic, members flying models from
locations on aerodrome property are
cautioned that during periods of reduced
visibility, full-scale aircraft may not always use the usual methods for joining
the landing pattern (circuit) and instead
may suddenly appear on short final not
providing sufficient time to utilize the
See and Avoid Rule. In such cases members should devise a means with aerodrome authorities of determining when
a full-scale aircraft might arrive at the
aerodrome using such procedures.
Other Suggested Measures.
At flying sites where altitude restrictions are necessary, a sign should
be posted at or near the pilot stations
clearly noting what those limits are and
club officials, event organizers or other
assigned responsible people should ensure that such restrictions are followed.
At flying sites where additional safety
measures other than altitude restrictions
are necessary, they should be clearly
noted in the Flying Site Guidelines.
Club Members needing assistance in
determining their requirements should
first check with their club safety officer
or other club officials. Individual members not affiliated with any club and
club officials requiring assistance should
contact their Zone Director. Zone Directors requiring help should contact the
Safety Committee. ñ
Submission Guidelines
If you have an idea for a story that might be of interest to MAAC Members,
send an email to [email protected] and let me know what you’re thinking.
Stand Alone Articles
Approx 650 words and several pictures. Stand alone articles should bring a human connection when possible.
They should be about someone and their involvement in the hobby.
Event Reviews
Approx 475 words and 4 – 6 good pictures
Event reviews will take a look at events on several levels.
The events should offer something ‘different’ and of general interest.
Model Features
Approx 300 words and 4 – 6 good pictures. Model features should focus on a number of aspects: - the modeller’s motivation for building it - what makes the model unique - the basic specification. Pictures should include:
Overall pictures showing the majority of the model both with and without the builder, detail pictures of any special features, pictures of the model in the air.
Hints and Tips
Approx 150 to 200 words, pictures/drawings as needed. Sharing knowledge and information is a big part
of the hobby. Hints and tips can be fairly basic and general to specific and detailed ideas.
Photo Galleries
Pictures should: - Be of models or people and their models - Have detailed and complete captions with as
much information as possible, including a photographer credit line.
Pictures should be sent in as high resolution as possible.
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Model Aviation Canada
Trading Post
Submit Trading Post ads to:
2220 25 Ave NW, Calgary AB T2N 2C1 or [email protected]
Member rate - First 20 words free. Each additional 20 words or part thereof $1 Dealer /
commercial rate - First 20 words $15. Each
additional word $1 Payment must accompany
order Cheques payable to Morison Communications
WANTED: Old radios for private collection.
Any old radio from the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s.
These can be single channel, reeds, proportional etc. Send list to Charles Chomos, 369
Pepper Dr., Burlington ON L7R 3C8. Ph.
(905) 632-4479
[email protected]
LOOKING FOR: Anyone interested in flying
1970’s style Pattern, Contact Roger at 905643-7078 or [email protected]
FOR SALE: Custom Decals and Roundels for
all scale Modelers. Lettering. Numbers and
Art for all models. Call:905-933-3461 or
email:[email protected] (5/12)
WANTED: Engines, and tether or push cars
for private collection. Anything from the
1970’s and earlier, glow, diesel, ignition, engine parts, boxes, displays etc. Especially
looking to buy the Canadian built Ajax, Canuck, Banshee, Drimmie, Fitzpatrick, Hurricane, Merlin, Monarch, Queen Bee, Ram and
Cox engines. Send list to Frank Klenk, Tillsonburg, Ontario 519-842-8242. [email protected] (01/13)
FOR SALE: Estate services offered. Will inventory all your items, sell items for you or
buy outright. Call or write for details. Protect
your valuables and know what they are worth.
Plan ahead. Contact Frank Klenk, Tillsonburg,
Ontario. 519-842-8242. fklenk@sympatico.
ca (01/13)
WANTED: 1/6 Scale Fleet Bipe Kit. Contact
Lee at 604-886-2096 (03/15)
FOR SALE: Saito 300 Twin Engine. Super
Tiger 3250 Engine. Astro Hog airplanes.
Phone 204 728-2345, Brandon, MB (05/15)
FOR SALE: FS-48 O.S. Surpass four stroke,
never used, never run. In original box with
muffler and instructions. $100. Robart incidence meter with instructions in original box.
$10. Fred 519-940-3374 Orangeville, ON
(03/15)
WANTED: We need 2 only, 4 stroke Engines
SAITO FA-72 used, NOT in running condition.
We are only going to use the upper section.
Contact Tony-519-5377780-tonyannap@bell.
net, Woodstock, ON (05/15)
WANTED: We are going to fabricate an “ANZANI” engine for my next BLERIOT. I need
3 only, 2 stroke Engines in decent running
condition. We are only going to use the upper section. They can be 60 or 90 size, but
the same brand and model. - Tony PaladinoWoodstock, On-519-5377780 tonyannap@
bell.net (03/15)
Model Aviation Canada
FOR SALE: Collectors 1972 Kraft KP5 Sport
Radio , 72.400 Mhz, c/w Manual, 4 KPS11 servos, 5 channel receiver, 600 mA pack,
new Tx /Rx batteries, spare servo gears, spare
Multicon connectors, servo trays, harness and
charger, like new, $175 includes free shipping
in Canada. Call 250.833.4514, Nigel Jones,
Salmon Arm, BC (03/15)
FOR SALE: Funtana – 60”in great shape.
New servos, perfect Saito 72 engine, battery,
Futaba receiver, ready to go! $450. Call Tony
(519)-537-7780, Woodstock, On. Will send
pictures, if requested.(03/15)
FOR SALE: Vintage 2 stroke glow engines.
Low prices, phone or email for list. Located
in Vancouver. Ron at [email protected], or
telephone 604-983-3394 (01/15)
FOR SALE: Diesel engines: ED 2cc Diesel.
Used. In original box with instructions, $35.
Mills l.3 Diesel. Used with original instructions, $30. Contact Ron, email brasier@telus.
net or phone 604-983-3394. Located in Vancouver. (01/15)
FOR SALE: 2 nice 4stroke engines (gently
used) O.S. 26, $50; O.S. 52 $70.Contact Ron
at [email protected] or telephone 604-9833394.Located in Vancouver. (01/15)
FOR SALE: Brand new, boxed, never run, o.S.
Max-25 r/c, $60; O.S. Max-S35 r/c, $70.
Merco 35 r/c $50. Flight box with electric
starter $20. 5 Gallons Castrol M oil suitable
for making glo fuel. Free. 778-708-8625.
[email protected] (Vancouver,
BC) (09/14)
FOR SALE: Great Planes Piper J-3 Cub, includes Futaba 6 channel radio control “Skysport 6”, digital proportion R/C system, 2.4
GHz , 1/4 échelle/scale , 105.5” wing span/
envergure, 2.9 hp engine. Servos installé/installed. Excellent condition: $600 or best offer! contact email: [email protected] (Laval,
QC) (07/14)
FOR SALE: Multiplex Gemii BiPlane.
ever Flown. 36 esc, 281-0890 motor, 10x5
prop, Spectrumm AR500 Reciever, servos:
$200. Cliff maac#5181, 905-935-3597, St.
Catharines,ON. (07/14)
FOR SALE: Craft Air Sailaire kit $175.00.
Proctor Enterprises Nieuport 28 kit $475.00
+ exact shipping. Ph: 204-866-3732, [email protected]
FOR SALE: Telemaster 46 $175, Skybolt
Bipe ST91 $250, Turbulent OS26FS $125,
DHC-1 Chipmunk 65FS $295. Call Gary 905544-1251, Hamiton, ON. (03/14)
FOR SALE: Unused, Boxed O.S. FS120 Surpass II with Fuel Pump & Anti-Vibration
Aluminium Motor Mount. Please call: 306373-5361 (03/14)
WANTED: Sig Astro Hog wing in good condition and available near Toronto. Prefer trike
landing gear mounting. [email protected], 416-922-5096. (03/14)
WANTED: Fuselage in good or repairable
condition for Great Planes Electrifly 50” Turbo Cirrus SR22. Carl 905 466-7762 Burlington, ON. (01/14)
WANTED: Drone Diesel .29cc with variable
compression. Hugh at 416-438-4608 (Toronto, ON)(11/13)
Vol Circulaire
suite de la page 35
de renforcer les ailes et de les empêcher de se replier sur elles-mêmes pendant des manœuvres serrées.
La version de Brodak requiert
presque absolument l’utilisation d’un
gabarit de construction (article BH1000 dans le catalogue) afin de
construire sans problèmes les deux
moitiés d’ailes pour ensuite les rabouter comme l’indique le guide d’instructions. Le kit de Brodak pourrait ne
pas être facile pour un débutant mais
à bien y penser, la version originale
de Sterling ne l’était pas non plus en
raison du bois qui n’était pas toujours
droit ou de bonne qualité. Il fallait
alors avoir quelques notions de techniques pour décrochir le bois, l’apanage des bords d’attaque et de fuite
d’alors, avant même d’entamer la
construction.
Les modifications modernes, tel le
guide ajustable de leadout et une boîte
de lest dans le saumon de l’aile sont offertes dans le kit de Brodak si le cœur
vous en dit de les installer. Ces ajouts
devraient améliorer la performance
en vous permettant de soutirer toute
la performance dont la maquette est
capable.
Aussi, le guignol allongé (facultatif)
est bien pratique puisque le Ringmaster ne requiert pas beaucoup de débattement de l’élévateur pour exécuter des
manœuvres acrobatiques. C’est aussi
une bonne idée d’installer la tige-poussoir de l’élévateur dans le trou le plus
rapproché du guignol afin de limiter le
débattement de l’élévateur.
Il est difficile de comprendre pourquoi nous avons encore un faible pour
le Ringmaster après toutes ces années mais c’est probablement parce
qu’après de nombreuses années passées
à construire et à piloter, nous savons
enfin comment les faire voler comme
ils étaient censés le faire! 
May 2015- 57
Calendar of Events
A LISTING OF MAAC SANCTIONED EVENTS
To have your event placed here, an event form must be filled out and forwarded to your Zone Director for approval.
Please specify on the form EXACTLY what you wish to appear in the magazine. The club’s registration for the current year must be paid for any events to be
listed. Contact the office if you have any questions regarding the content of your listing. / Si vous désirez que votre épreuve soit publiée ici, veuillez remplire un formulaire d’autorisation pour competition et le faire signer et approuver par le Directeur de Zone. Le tout doit être soumis trios (3) mois à l’avance. Le paiement pour
l’enregistrement du club de l’année courante est requis pour faire publier les épreuves. Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez contacter le bureau.
Alberta - A
May 2 | Auction | 1 Day | CARFF Model Airplane Auction | CENTRAL ALBERTA RADIO
FUN FLYERS | Sylvan Lake Community
Hall | Rob McCoy | 403-396-5747 | [email protected] | CARFF ANNUAL MODEL
AIRPLANE AUCTION TO BE HELD MAY 2
2015 AT THE SYLVAN LAKE COMMUNITY HALL 4725-43 STREET REGISTRATION FROM 9 AM AUCTION STARTS AT
11 AM THERE WILL BE A $10 REGISTRATION FEE AT DOOR. | 2015-88 | http://
www.carff.ca
May 23 | Competition | 2 Days | CMPRA
Quickie 500 and E-F1 Races May 23,24 |
CALGARY MINIATURE PYLON RACING
ASSOCIATION | S.E. CORNER OF HWY
22X & RR 282, P: 403-254-0191 | Kevin
Moorehouse | 403-460-3822 or 587-4345699 | [email protected] | Calgary
Miniature Pylon Racing Association will
host the annual spring opener to Pylon racing with 2 events, that being Q500 (AMA
Class 426) and Electric Formula one (EF1).
The EF1 event will fly on Saturday and the
58 - May 2015
Q500 event will fly on Sunday. These will be
3 plane heats, using the judgeman race management system. If you are new to racing and
want help or would like more information feel
free to e-mail Kevin Moorehouse @[email protected] | 2015-216
May 23 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Classic Ice Breaker Water Fun Fly | ROCKY BARNSTORMERS R/C CLUB | Peter Dyck | 403-8456271 | [email protected] | Classic Ice
breaker Water Fun Fly, May 23-24 at Perry
Pond located 5 miles N of Rocky Mountain
House on Hwy 22 from Hwy 11, the turn left
past Echo Canyon SD, 1 mile west, turn rt
1/2 mile and left into Pond site.Self contained
camping @ $25.00 for the weekend. Noncamping fliers fee of $5.00 for the weekend.
Small concession on site Contact Peter Dyck
403-845-6271, Bill Kronen 403-844-4203.
Proof of MAAC membership required. MAAC
Rules apply. | 2015-18
June 6 | Display | 2 Days | IMAC Competion
| MEDICINE HAT RC’ERS INC. | 5260
BOX SPRINGS RD NW, MEDICINE HAT
[email protected] | Al Kramer | 403-
580-7677 | [email protected] | Come
out to Medicine Hat to fly in our 4th annual
IMAC Competition. All classes are flown.
Entry fee: $40.00 for non-IMAC members
and $20.00 for IMAC members. To join
IMAC go to www.mini-iac.com. Dry camping and concessions available. | 2015-158 |
http://nonprofit.memlane.com/rcers/index.html
June 6 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Spring Fun Fly |
CAPITAL CITY FLYERS | 41 AVE SW BETWEEN 170 ST & 184 ST. | Lee Chrystal |
780-975-6801 | [email protected]
| Capital City Flyers Spring Fun Fly. Flying
starts June 6, 2015 at 10:00 am at Capital
City Field. Barbeque lunch. Come enjoy a relaxing day of flying just for the fun of it. |
2015-184 | http://www.capitalcityflyers.com
June 15 | Fun Fly | 7 Days | Valley of Hope
Fun Fly-Pig Roast | ROCKY BARNSTORMERS R/C CLUB | Valley of Hope Farm |
Wil Vohs | 403-728-3341 | VHOPE@
PENTNET.NET | JUNE 15-21, 7 Day Fun
Fly, Valley of Hope Fun Fly and Pig roast
with potluck supper on Saturday. $5 fee
per person for supper with proceeds going
Model Aviation Canada
Calendar of Events
to STARS AIR Ambulance. Self-contained
camping at no charge. MAAC rules apply and
proof of MAAC membership required. Concession on site for final three Days with burgers,
hot dogs, coffee, pop and water. Barnstormers
50/50 tickets for sale. Travelling from east or
west on Hwy 54, turn North on RR 45 for 2
miles (3.2 km)and follow signs on right of RR
45 into flying site. Contact Wil Vohs, RR1,
Innisfail, AB T4G 1T6 OR CALL 403-7283341 | 2015-19
June 19 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Tofield Miniature Aircraft Association Funfly | TOFIELD
MINIATURE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION |
Tofield Airport | Nathan Rondeau | 780-9937538 | [email protected] | TOFIELD MINIATURE AIRCRAFT FUNFLY June 19 & 20
Fri & Sat only (NOT Sunday) . Located at the
West edge of the town of Tofield at the Airport - 30 Minutes east of Edmonton on HWY
14. Pilots must be MAAC members, public
spectators welcome. All types of aircraft including JETS. Free un-serviced camping and
charging facilities are available on site .Participants may arrive Thursday PM for camping set-up. For more information contact Nate
Rondeau @ 780-993-7538 or 780-464-1070
or [email protected] | 2015-99 | http://www.
[email protected]
June 20 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | June Fun-Fly |
AIRDRIE MODELERS AIRCRAFT SOCIETY | NORTH OF GAS PLANT | Dave
Downs | 403-948-5153 or 403-988-8737 |
[email protected] | Come and join us for
a day of family fun, good food, fun contests
ie: egg drop, dead stik landing, and of course
good old COMBAT (foamies for this one advised) This is an open event to all MAAC
registered club members. Because of the proximity to the gas plant overnight camping is
not allowed but there are camp grounds off
QE2. | http://www.amasrc.ca
June 20 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | 2015 funfly |
STRATHCONA REMOTE CONTROL FLYERS ASS. | SCIENCE PARK EDMONTON,
AB | Bob Kimmerly | 780-453-1595 | [email protected] | Strathcona Remote
Control Flyers is hosting our second annual
Fun Fly. We plan to double last year’s fabric
“paved” surface giving 100x100 ft. of hard
surface. Our runway is great for small wheels.
Last year’s event was a great success and we
hope to do even more this year. | 2015-137 |
http://www.srcfa2014.com
June 20 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Father’s Day Fun
Fly | GRANDE PRAIRIE AEROMODELERS SOCIETY | BACON FIELD - P: 780539-9873 | Devon Baker | 780-897-8130
| [email protected] | Join us
for our annual Father’s Day Fun Fly! From
Edmonton, Westbound on HW43 -At point
8Km East of Jct. of # 43 & # 2 Hwys, Turn
left(South) onto Range Rd 52 and proceed
across Eastbound HW43 . Once onto Range
52, take an immediate right, a few yards from
Eastbound HW 43. Proceed to end of road
to find the field. | 2015-165 | http://gprcclub.org/
June 27 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | ERCS Scale Rally
Model Aviation Canada
/ Fun Scale | EDMONTON RADIO CONTROL
SOCIETY | Edmonton RC Society | Rick
Zaplachinski | 780-991-1000 | rzap@telus.
net | Open to all Scale & Stand Off Scale Aircraft (Including ARFs) This year in addition
to the normal Fun Fly we will also reserve one
pilot’s station where pilots who wish to, can
try their flying skills at “Fun Scale Competition Rules”. Trophies for the competition.
Concession on site, Raffles, Prizes, & Pilot’s
choice Awards. Landing Fee $10.00 (optional
Competition included in this fee) Dry Camping
available for the weekend at no charge Community BBQ and Campfire Evening of June
27th, bring your own food and refreshments.
Current MAAC or AMA membership required
to fly. We’re here as a group to have fun. For
more info contact Scott 1-780-850-6163 or
Rick 1-780-991-1000 | 2015-155 | http://
www.ercs.ab.ca
June 27 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Alberta’s Littlest
Airport Airshow | CAMROSE MODELERS
ASSOCIATION | ALBERTA’S LITTLEST
AIRPORT | Reg Blackwell | 780-679-7342
| [email protected] | Alberta,s Littlest Airport & the Camrose Modellers Assoc.
would like to invite you to our 36th Annual
Airshow at our site near Bawlf, AB. Come and
enjoy all types of model aviation. Camping &
aircraft storage/charging on site. Covered picnic areas, playgrounds & other site amenities.
No Concession. | 2015-191 | http://www.
camrosemodellers.ca
July 1 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | July 1, Canada Day
Fun Fly | DIDSBURY R/C FUN FLYERS |
Ray Arie | 403-556-7609 | Casper-cat@
telus.net | Canada Day Fun Fly sponsored by
Didsbury R/C Fun Flyers. Flying starts, 10am
at the club field. Valid MAAC required. Dry
camping and concession available. Map and
info on the club website, WWW.DRCFF.NET
| 2015-101 | http://www.drcff.net
July 1 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Fun/Fly - AirshowDemo- Static Display | FT SASKATCHEWAN RC FLYING CLUB | SW-21-54-W4
| Scott Crosby | 780-850-6163 | crosby.
[email protected] | The Fort Saskatchewan R/C Flying Club welcomes you to join
our annual Canada Day Fun Fly. Model aircraft and helicopters will be on display. Various flying demonstrations have been scheduled. Visitors will be able to try their hand at
flying with the assistance of an instructor and
radio training system (buddy-box). A concession will be available on site. Come out and
enjoy. | 2015-198
July 4 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Medicine Hat Fun
Fly | MEDICINE HAT RC’ERS INC. | 5260
BOX SPRINGS RD NW, MEDICINE HAT
[email protected] | Edward Codding
| 403-548-7168 | flyguy1942@outlook.
com | Medicine Hat RC’ers Fun Fly. July
4 and 5, 2015. Start time 09:00 to 16:00
hrs both Days. No landing fees. Participants
must be MAAC members and a member of an
RC Club. Concession and dry camping available. Got a warbird? Bring it! Swap meet, so
bring your stuff. Contact Ed Codding at [email protected]. See our website at
mhrcers.ca for directions to our field | 2015159 | http://nonprofit.memlane.com/rcers/index.html
July 10 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | Ponoka Flyers
2015 FunFly | PONOKA RADIO CONTROL
FLYERS ASSOCIATION | LOYAL ORDER
OF MOOSE, PO BOX 1088, PONOKA, AB
| Rory Rust | 403-704-3661 | Ponoka R/C
Flyers located behind the Moose Lodge just
south of Ponoka, Alberta wish to host a Fun
Fly starting Friday evening, July 10th until
Sunday evening July 12th. There will be free
camping and discounted hotel rooms available
at the Canalta Hotel in Ponoka if you mention the Fun Fly at the time of booking. There
will be a concession available on Saturday and
Sunday afternoons. All planes and helicopters
are welcome. Registration mandatory for pilots. Contact Club President Greg Wagner @
403-783-0023 or VP Rory Rust @ 403-7043661 or visit our Face Book Page Ponoka R/C
Flyers for more information. | 2015-160 |
http://[email protected]
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | ERCS Summer
Combat | EDMONTON RADIO CONTROL
SOCIETY | Darrell Shivak | 780-455-7000
| [email protected] | ERCS Summer Combat The most exciting aspect of Radio control
flying! Fly, watch, or help the pilots. Hard
hats(provided) must be worn beyond the spectator fence. Pilots must have MAAC insurance. Out of towners are most welcome! Open
design, MAX engine size 0.46ci or 450 watts
electric | 2015-33 | http://www.ercs.ab.ca
July 18 | Competition | 1 Day | Sportsman
Pattern Contest | MERIDIAN MODEL
FLYERS ASSOCIATION - M2 FLYERS |
GOLF COURSE ROAD, STONY PLAIN, AB
| FRANK KELLY | 780-946-7641 | [email protected] | On 18 July, ‘15, The
Meridian Model Flyers of Stony Plain will
host a pattern contest for the Sportsman
level only. Registration is at 09:30 with flying beginning at 10:00 AM. The entry fee of
$5.00 covers lunch. Prizes will be awarded to
third place. For a description of the Sportsman maneuvers, go to the MAAC website or
http://members.shaw.ca/patternwestnews/patternwestnews/Schedules.html. Someone with
basic pilot skills can do all the required maneuvers with any model including trainers. The
goal is fun and improvement of flying skills.
Early registration would be appreciated. Contact Frank Kelly at 780-946-7641, or Email
at [email protected] Rain date is July
25th. | 2015-190 | http://www.meridianmodelflyers.com
July 25 | Competition | 2 Days | Q500 and Q40
/ F3T Pylon Races | CALGARY MINIATURE
PYLON RACING ASSOCIATION | S.E.
CORNER OF HWY 22X & RR 282, P: 403254-0191 | Randy Smith | 403-474-0708
| [email protected] | Q500 and Q40 / F3T
racing at Calgary’s premier flying site operated by the Calgary Miniature Pylon Racing
Association (2013). $50 / event 8 rounds per
event weather permitting. Course Management via Judgeman Sytems. Contestants expected from across Alberta and Saskatchewan
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and North Western US. Q500 on Saturday,
Q40 (300 kph) on Sunday, 3 or 4 plane heats
determined by entry levels. Think you are
fast? beginners welcome to the Q500 event,
class rules can be found at AMA site or e-mail
Kevin Moorehouse ([email protected]) if
you would like to try it out.
August 7 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | Giant Scale 3D
Huckfest | WINDY WEST R.C. CLUB | Phil
Heninger | 403-382-0142 | [email protected] | Don’t miss out on our 3rd annual “ Giant Scale 3D HuckFest” open to all
plane sizes and all MAAC members. Bare foot
comfort Catered BBQ all three Days, Lots of
prizes and music. Free dry camping. See you
all there for a great time! | 2015-03
August 7 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | 13th Annual
Fun Fly | VALLEY MODEL AERONAUTICS CLUB | DRAYTON VALLEY, AB | Ken
Mashon | 780-542-7756 or 780-898-3894
| [email protected] | Valley Model
Aeronautics Club 13th Annual Fun Fly - August 7,8 & 9, 2015 - 10:00 am til dusk. Free
admission - Camping available (no hookups).
Location - 11 kilometers North of Drayton
Valley on Highway #22 on East side of highway. Potluck Supper Saturday night - bring
you own meat - barbeques on site. For more
information contact Ken @ 780-898-3895
([email protected]) or Marc @ 780234-9953 ([email protected]) | 2015-177
August 15 | Competition | 2 Days | MacNair
RC Scale Aerobatics Competition | DIDSBURY R/C FUN FLYERS | NE QTR SECTION 23 TWP 31 RANGE 2 WEST OF 5TH
| Ray Arie | 403-556-7609 | drcff@telus.
net | Dry camping on site. Free on site Continental Breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning. Lunch available for a fee. Contest fee
to be announced. | 2015-166 | http://www.
drcff.net
August 21 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | Prairie Patrol WWI & WWII scale | FT SASKATCHEWAN RC FLYING CLUB | SW-21-54-W4
| Scott Crosby | 780-895-2647 | eruniat@
shaw.ca | The Fort Saskatchewan R/C Flying
Club welcomes you to join Prairie Patrol Fly.
WWI and WWII scale model aircraft will be
on display and flying throughout each day. We
welcome scale flyer’s from Western Canada to
attend and show their wares. Event goes from
2PM to 5PM on Friday and 11:30 to 5:00
PM on Sat & Sun. | 2015-204
August 22 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Corn Roast
2015 | CAMROSE MODELERS ASSOCIATION | ALBERTA’S LITTLEST AIRPORT
| Reg Blackwell | 780-679-7342 | [email protected] | The Camrose Modellers Assoc. would like to invite you to our Annual Corn Roast. Celebrate the harvest with
the Blackwell’s at our field near Bawlf, AB.
All types of Model Aviation Welcome. Camping & Equipment storage available on site.
Many site amenities for the whole family. No
Concession. | 2015-192 | http://www.camrosemodellers.ca
September 5 | Competition | 2 Days | Pylon Race | MEDICINE HAT RC’ERS INC.
| 5260 BOX SPRINGS RD NW, MEDI-
60 - May 2015
CINE HAT [email protected] | Joseph
Muglia | 403-977-8088 | joemoogs@live.
com | Sanctioned by Canadian Prairie Pylon
Racing Association (CPPRA) and hosted by
the Medicine Hat RCer’s. Q500 on Sept 5 and
Q40 on Sept 6. 10 AM start each day. CPPRA rules apply. Pre-registration required by
end of day on Thursday Sept 3 online at www.
cppra.org. Field available for test flying Friday PM. $50/event fee includes fuel and lunch
for pilot and caller. Dry camping available.
For information contact Joe Muglia at [email protected]. For directions see our website at www.mhrcers.ca. | 2015-189 | http://
nonprofit.memlane.com/rcers/index.html
September 12 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Open Family
Fun-Fly and BBQ | AIRDRIE MODELERS
AIRCRAFT SOCIETY | NORTH OF GAS
PLANT | Dave Downs | 403-948-5153 or
403-988-8737 | [email protected] |
Come and join us for a day of family fun, good
food, fun contests ie: egg drop, dead stik landing, and of course good old COMBAT (foamies for this one advised) This is an open event
to all MAAC registered club members. Because of the proximity to the gas plant overnight camping is not allowed but there are
camp grounds off QE2. Website www.amasrc.
ca click on “Airfield” for map | http://www.
amasrc.ca
September 12 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Fall Water
Fun Fly | ROCKY BARNSTORMERS R/C
CLUB | Perry Pond | Peter Dyck | 403-8456271 | [email protected] | Sept 12/13 Barnstormers Fall Water Fun Fly at Perry Pond
locate 5 miles N on hwy 22 from Hwy 11,
Turn left past Echo Canyon SD onto TWP-RD
40-5, go west 1 mile, turn rt. for 1/2 mile and
turn left into Perry Pond site. Self contained
camping fee $25 for weekend, non-camping
fliers $5.00 for the weekend. MAAC rules
apply and proof of MAAC membership required. Concession on site. Contact Peter Dyck
403-845-6271, Bill Kronen 403-844-4203 |
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September 13 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | ERCS Fall
Combat | EDMONTON RADIO CONTROL
SOCIETY | Darrell Shivak | 780-455-7000
| [email protected] | Come try Radio control combat! Hard hats(provided) must be
worn beyond the spectators fence, MAAC insurance required. Do you have the skill to cut
a streamer with a coroplast SPAD, balsa or
other type of plane? Open design 0.46 ci engine MAX or 450 watts electric MAX goto
http://www.spadtothebone.org/plans.html to
see the type of planes used | 2015-37 | http://
www.ercs.ab.ca
September 18 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | T & T Fun
FLY | EDMONTON R/C HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION | 15 ST AND 34 AVE SW EDMONTON | Mark Richens | 780-919-6153 |
[email protected] | September 18,19,20
– ERCHA hosts the T&T Heli Fun Fly to wind
up another great season of flying. On site dry
camping, 110v power for charging, lunchtime
concession. Lots of air space for beginner to
expert flyers! Bring out your gear and join in
the fun! There is no registration fee for this
event. For more info visit www.ercha.ca or
contact Mark at 780-919-6153 | http://www.
ercha.ca
October 3 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Barnstormer’s
Fall Fun Fly | ROCKY BARNSTORMERS
R/C CLUB | Peter Dyck | 403-845-6271 |
[email protected] | October 3/4, 2015 Barnstormer’s Fall Fun Fly and Pot luck at the
Main Feild, Two day event, dry camping at no
charge and gates are open on Friday. Concession both Days, Pot luck on Sat evening. Bring
salads, vegetables, or desert. Meat is supplied.
No flying fee. MAAC rules apply and proof of
MAAC membership is required. | 2015-21
October 17 | Auction | 1 Day | Didsbury R/C
Fun Flyers Annual Auction | DIDSBURY R/C
FUN FLYERS | Olds College, Olds, Alberta
| Grant Hemming | 403-335-2390 | [email protected] | Annual model auction sponsored by Didsbury R/C Fun Flyers. At Olds
College Alumni Centre on October 17,2015.
Watch for signs along the route. Doors open
at 10am. Sale starts at 12:00 noon. Prizes
and concession. Map and info on the club website. WWW.DRCFF.NET | 2015-102 | http://
www.drcff.net
October 18 | Meeting/Seminar/Clinic | 1 Day
| Annual “A” Zone Meeting | ALBERTA/
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ZONE |
CARFF main field | Don McGowan | 780963-4586 | [email protected] | Once again,
with the kind cooperation of the CARFF club,
the annual zone meeting will be held in their
clubhouse. I encourage all to attend to bring
forward their thoughts and ideas for the current and future enhancement of our hobby.
For those unable to attend, please ensure your
voice is heard by ensuring that a proxy in your
name has been brought to the meeting. I,my
deputy and assistants will be soliciting proxies over the summer to ensure that a quorum
is in place to allow for zone business to be
conducted. Coffee & pastries will be provided,
and a number of desirable door prizes will be
available | 2015-145
January 1 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Barnstormer’s
Polar Fun Fly | ROCKY BARNSTORMERS
R/C CLUB | Peter Dyck | 403-845-6271
| [email protected] | Jan 1, 2016 Rocky
Barnstormer’s Polar Fun Fly, Main Field. 10
AM to 4 PM.Regardless of weather. Field is
cleared of snow. Coffee and sweets supplied.
MAAC rules apply and proof of valid MAAC
membership is required. Contact peter Dyck
403-845-6271 or [email protected] | 201601
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May 9 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Float Fly | SOUTH
SHORE RADIO CONTROL FLYING CLUB
| Hyson Lake | Andreas Ritter | 902-2752286 | [email protected] | Float Fly.
Hyson Lake, Chester Basin Area. Contact
[email protected] | 2015-82 | http://www.
ssrcfc.ca/
June 6 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | FMAC Annual Float
Fly | FREDERICTON MODEL AIRCRAFT
CLUB | Mactaquac Provincial Park (float
Model Aviation Canada
Calendar of Events
fly) | Rick Kirkbride | 506-450-3996 | rick.
[email protected] | June 6, 2015 - 1
day -- FREDERICTON MODEL AIR-CRAFT
CLUB -- FMAC Annual Mactaquac Float Fly
The Fredericton Model Aircraft Club will be
holding its Annual Mactaquac Float Fly at
Campers Beach on Saturday 1 June 2013
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. There is a $10.00
registration fee (includes a burger & drink). A
MAAC or AMA Membership is required. Contact Rick Kirkbride at: (506) 450-3996, email [email protected]. Rain Date
is Sunday June 7, 2015 | 2015-133 | http://
www.frederictonmodelaircraftclub.com/
7745 | [email protected] | The Atlantic
Zone and the Miniature Aircraft Society of
Truro will again be hosting the War Birds
Over The Atlantic event on June 27 starting
at 9:00 AM. Rain date June 28. The only criteria is any aircraft used by armed forces and
is in a military color scheme. No registration
fees. A free hamburger, hot dog, and beverage
to all who register. Parking is at a premium
– so arrive early to get a convenient spot.
For more information you may contact Regis
Landry at [email protected] or H-506-7275225 C-506-726-7745 | 2015-95 | http://
www.mast-rc.ca/
June 13 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Dr.Ed’s Float-Fly |
SAINT JOHN MODEL FLYING CLUB | ANNUAL CLUB FLOAT FLY AT CODY’S NB
| CATO HANSEN | 506-832-5710 or 506343-4477 | [email protected] | Dr.Ed’s
Float-Fly at Cody’s June 13, 2015. Saint
John Model Flying Club would like to invite
you to our Annual Float-Fly at Don Bertelsen’s Summer Home, June 13. Flying start
at 10:00 AM, and goes on to the last person
leave. There is no fee to fly, current MAAC
or AMA is required, just come and enjoy the
great place and relax and have fun, bring your
lawn-chair and sunscreen. A Barbeque will be
set up as usual, and Dr.Ed and crew, (Charlie), will have his hot-dogs and pop for us all
to enjoy, all free. If you come from Moncton, take exit no.365 onto route no. 10 down
to route 710 on your right. If you come from
Sussex or Saint John, follow route No.10
up to exit for route No.710, then follow it
for about 5-6 km, until you see the Sign and
Flags on your right side of the road. If you
come from Belleisle, go to Cambridge Narrows, turn right at the gas station/NBLiquor
on to Route no.710, follow it for 8-10 km,
or if you come from Fredericton, take exit
no 339, on to route 695 to the gas station in
Cambridge Narrows, then take Route no. 710,
Follow it for 8-10 km, and the Flags and Sign
should be on your Right and Left side, drive
down small driveway on Left, follow it to the
Left, and you are there. The event is sanction
by MAAC. So get out of the City and enjoy
some fresh country air and friendly atmosphere in a great country setting, see you there.
If you are having any problem finding it, contact me Cato Hansen at 506-343-4477, or
e-mail me before at; [email protected] |
2015-178 | http://www.sjmfc.com
July 18 | Display | 2 Days | Atlantic Scale
Aerobatic Challange | MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SOCIETY OF TRURO | Chris Garrett
| 506-434-0349 | [email protected]
| I’m pleased to announce that the Miniature
Aircraft Society of Truro will be hosting this
years two day Scale Aerobatic Challenge July
18 and 19 at their main club field in Truro,
Nova Scotia. Basic, Sportsman and Intermediate IMAC classes will be flown. Their will
be a fee of $20.00 to help cover costs. Please
contact me with any questions at cgarrett29@
hotmail.com or phone (506)434-0349 |
2015-108 | http://www.mast-rc.ca/
June 20 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | Margaree Fathers
Day Funfly | CAPE BRETON RADIO CONTROL MODELLERS | margaree air port |
paul isnor | 902-562-7221 | paul.isnor@
ns.sympatico.ca | The yearly Margaree Funfly
has arrived again for another year.This year it
will be held on June 19,20,&21 with the main
day being June 20th 2015.As in years past
there will be a free BBQ. and some draws.
Registration w[ll start at 9:00 am on Saturday with a fee of$10.00.MAAC card must be
presented at that time. Hope to see as many
flyers as possible there. | 2015-107
June 27 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Warbird over the
Atlantic | MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SOCIETY OF TRURO | Regis Landry | 506-726-
Model Aviation Canada
July 18 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Hillsborough Days
Open House | RIVERSIDE MODELLING ASSOCIATION | STEEVES ST, HILLSBOROUGH | ROBERT NELSON | 506-536-0764
| [email protected] | Come join us for the
annual Hillsborough Days Open House fun fly
in Hillsborough, NB. This event is held in conjunction with the annual Home Coming Days
in Hillsborough. BBQ will be provided during
the event | 2015-202
July 18 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Grand Opening and
40th Anniversary | ST JOHN’S R/C FLYERS
| FIELD | Steve Boulos | 709-691-4445 |
[email protected] | Join us as we officially open our new field and celebrate 40
years as an RC club. $5.00 registration fee for
all pilots. MAAC membership is mandatory.
A bbq lunch will be provided, prize giveaways
and a full day of flying.
July 24 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | SWRCF/HEFA
Combined Fun Fly | SHEARWATER RADIO
CONTROL FLYERS | CFB SHEARWATER
DEACTIVATED MAIN RUNWAY, NORTH,
CENTRAL, SOUTH INTERSECTIONS |
Marc Cayouette | 902-433-2114 | [email protected] | The Shearwater R/C Flyers and Halifax Electric Flyers Association
(HEFA) will be holding a combined Fun-Fly
24-26 July, at the Shearwater airfield. Plenty
of room for RVs, tents, and access to the
MacDonald Beach Rec site, lots of fun for the
whole family. Friday evening, field is open for
campers, and relaxed flying, with the main
event Saturday. Sunday is open for flying as
well. Contests, prizes, BBQ, fire pit, vendors,
and swap-shop! | 2015-218 | http://shearwaterflyers.proboards.com/
August 1 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Annual Fun Fly |
SOUTH SHORE RADIO CONTROL FLYING
CLUB | Big Lots Road | Andreas Ritter |
902-275-2286 | [email protected] | South
Shore RC Flying Club annual Fun Fly. Fixed
Wing, Helicopters, Quad`s are all welcome.
BBQ Lunch. Prizes to be drawn at Lunch. |
2015-83 | http://www.ssrcfc.ca/
August 2 | Display | 1 Day | Imac | SOUTH
SHORE RADIO CONTROL FLYING CLUB |
Brandon Smith | 902-277-1125 | [email protected] | South Shore RC
Flying Club will be hosting a one day Scale
Aerobatics / IMAC contest on Sunday August
the 2nd at the Blockhouse Field. Competition
starts at 9:00am. Basic, Sportsman and Intermediate classes will be flown. $10:00 entry
fee. Lunch will be provided. For additional details, please contact Brandon Smith at [email protected] or call 902-2771125. | 2015-151 | http://www.ssrcfc.ca/
August 28 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | Fun Fly De
L’Est du Canadaa | LES AILES DU MADAWASKA | Aeroport du Madawaska Airport |
Alain St-Germain | 506-258-1899 | alstg@
nb.sympatico.ca | Les 28-29 et 30 Août. Le
Club Les Ailes du Madawaska, tiendront leur
.FUN FLY de l’EST du CANADA, les 28, 29
et 3 et 0 Aout a l’aéroport d’Edmundston. Un
rendez-vous pour modélistes et pilote d’avions,
jets et hélicoptères. Le Vendredi 28 aout sera
une journée de vol libre, les 29 et 30 Aout
seront journées ouvert au publique. Cantine, hangar pour la nuit, (avec électricité),
camping sur le terrain (sans service), camping provincial et motels a moins de 10km
.L’aéroport est situé a a la frontière Nouveau
–Brunswick / Québec, sur longent l’autoroute
2. A surveillez pour les nouvelle sortie de
l’autoroute. Pour Plus d’information, visiter
notre site web www.lesailesdumadawaska.
com , ou contacter Alain St-Germain,506258-1899,[email protected], Roland
Levesque, 506-739-8237,rolandl@outlook.
com, Luc Bélanger, 506-735-6884, [email protected]. August -28-29-30
“Les Ailes Du Madawaska” will be hosting
their annual “Eastern Canada Fun Fly” at
the Edmundston municipal airport, the perfect meeting place for hobbyist and pilots.
Airplane, Jets and helicopters are welcome.
Free flight day on Friday the 28, and Fun Fly
open to public on the 29 and 30th. Concession, hangar for night storage (with electricity) no services camping on site, motels and
provincial camping at less than 10km. The
airport is located on side of the Trans Canada
hwy #2 at the Quebec / New-Brunswick Border. For info you may check out our web site
at www.lesailesdumadawaska.com, or contact with, Alain St-Germain, 506-258-1899,
[email protected], Roland Levesque,
506-739-8237,[email protected], or Luc
Bélanger, 506-735-6884, lucbelanger59@
hotmail.ca. | 2015-130
August 29 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Millers Pond
Float Fly | ST JOHN’S R/C FLYERS | ROBERT DICKS, 39 BEAVER CREEK RD | Robert Dicks | 709-728-4007 | robertdicks@
nl.rogers.com | The St. John’s RC Flyers will
be holding their annual Millers Pond float fly
on August 29 from 9:00 - 3:00. The $5.00
registration fee includes lunch. MAAC membership is required.
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September 12 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Club Fun Fly
| SAINT JOHN MODEL FLYING CLUB |
Ian Clark | 506-485-2016 | [email protected] | Come join us for a day of flying and
socializing at our field near Lorneville, NB on
Saturday 12 September, 2015. Alternate day
in case of inclement weather will be Sunday
13 September. Prizes, hots dogs BBQ, and
soft drinks. Event is free although proof of
current MAAC membership must be provided.
| 2015-119 | http://www.sjmfc.com
September 19 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Annual Club
Corn Boil | RIVERSIDE MODELLING ASSOCIATION | STEEVES ST, HILLSBOROUGH | ROBERT NELSON | 506-536-0764
| [email protected] | Annual end of season corn boil and BBQ. Local corn and BBQ
items served at 3 PM. Bring a plane for some
fun flying and work up an appetite. Rain date
Sunday September 20, 2015 | 2015-203
October 4 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Oktoberfest Fun
Fly | WINGS OF WELLINGTON | Mark
Clarke | 902-680-2740 | vintagemusic1@
hotmail.com | Once again the Wings of Wellington is pleased to host our annual Oktoberfest Fun Fly. This is considered by many to
be the last of the fun fly’s for the seaon, so
come on out and enjoy a day of fun, flying and
fellowship. Freewill offering is will be greatly
appreciated Rain date is Oct 5th | 2015-97
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May 6 | Fun Fly | 5 Days | New Denver Float
Fly | WEST KOOTENAY MODEL CLUB |
New Denver | Jim Davis | 250-365-7695 |
[email protected] | New Denver Float Fly 6th
to the 10th of May Join us at the Centennial
Park in New Denver BC Contact Jim Davis
250-365-7695 or [email protected]
May 7 | Display | 1 Day | Ken Gregory Memorial ALES Glider Contest | PENTICTON
MODEL AVIATION CLUB | Rod Moubray | 250-493-1254 | [email protected]
| Join us for the thrill of friendly competition with electric powered gliders. (ALES)
Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (All gliders
must be equipped with a CAMs altitude limiting device)in Keogan Park OK Falls. Standard
ALES Leauge rules apply. Event starts at
9:30 AM with a pilots briefing. No Flying is
allowed on the park before 9:00 AM | 2015113 | http://www.penmac.org
May 29 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | KMAS Spring
Fun Fly | KAMLOOPS MODEL AIRPLANE
SOCIETY | Rob Dover | 250-554-6912 |
[email protected] | KMAS Spring Fun Fly.
Come spend the weekend (F/S/S) with us and
fly off our 600 foot paved runway. Flying is
from 9AM til dark (or later). We will have pilot prizes and a concession available with burgers, hot dogs, pop, etc. Dry camping is available on a first come, first served basis (please
advise us ahead of time so we can hold a spot
for you). This is also the weekend before the
Grindrod Spring Float Fly, so why not come
fly with us and then head for the lake. We are
only an hour and a bit from Sandy Point. |
2015-31 | http://www.kmasrc.ca/
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June 1 | Fun Fly | 7 Days | SPRING FLOAT
FLY | GRINDROD AIR FORCE | Sandy
Point Resort | Trevor Norsworthy | 250-8325250 | [email protected] | June 1st to
the 7th: 7 Days OF FLOAT FLYING on one of
BC’s best lakes, this is the 39th year for this
the longest running float event in BC. Come
and enjoy the beautiful Shuswap,visit with
friends,do some flying and spend the evenings around one of the many campfires. The
retrieval boat resque-one will be available for
those in need from 8am Monday 1st to 3pm
Sunday 7th. Lots of full hook-ups available
and some cabins, camping discounts available for the duration. Pilot Fee $10 [Juniors
n/c ] Contacts,[email protected]
Jack --- [email protected] AFTER April 1st
2015 Contact the campground directly @1250-832-3793 **REMEMBER THE CAMPGROUND DOES NOT ALLOW DOGS** |
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June 6 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Annual Spring Fun
Fly | FSJ RC CLUB | Philip Lindberg | 250219-3588 | [email protected] | Fort
St John RC Club Annual Spring Fun Fly, June
6-7. Barbecue on Saturday at 6. More info
will be posted on Face Book “FSJ RC Club”
group page. Onsite camping, no services. |
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June 9 | Competition | 1 Day | Ken Gregory
Memorial ALES Contest Series | PENTICTON MODEL AVIATION CLUB | OKANAGAN FALLS, BOX 366 OKANAGAN FALLS
BC | Bill Jones | Join us for the thrill of
friendly competition with electric powered
gliders. (ALES)Altitude Limited Electric
Soaring (All gliders must be equipped with a
CAMs altitude limiting device)in Keogan Park
OK Falls. Standard ALES Leauge rules apply.
Event starts at 9:30 AM with a pilots briefing. No Flying is allowed on the park before
9:00 AM | 2015-193 | http://www.penmac.
org
June 13 | Meeting/Seminar/Clinic | 1 Day |
High Country Pattern Clinic | HIGH COUNTRY FLYERS | Norm Bryson | 250-5734989 | High Country Pattern Clinic June
13th 2015 Ever wonder what Precision Aerobatics is all about? Well this is the day to find
out. We will cover things like which airplanes
can be flown, plane trimming, the box that we
fly in, maneuvers, schedules, judging and anything else that you can think of to ask about
flying Pattern. We will concentrate on Sportsman and Intermediate but anything goes.
Bring your planes, any legal MAAC airplane
can be flown in Sportsman. After the info session, there will be some demos, then on to trying what we were talking about. Lunch will be
provided, thanks to Steve Hughes, your Zone
Director. Coffee and muffins in the morning.
Please let me or Norm Bryson know if you are
planning to attend, we would not like to see
you have to share a hot dog because we ran
out of food. There is no fee to attend. Pilots
meeting 9am, we will get started right away,
so we can get in a lot of flying. If the weather
is bad we can talk in the club house and fly
Sunday, June 14th. Contact Norm Bryson
250 573 4989 or Hartley Hughson 604 885
5085 hughsonh#gmail.com | 2015-146 |
http://www.highcountryflyers.homestead.com/
June 15 | Fun Fly | 7 Days | Houston Fun Fly
| BULKLEY VALLEY R/C FLYERS | Ted
Dean | 250-847-9102 | [email protected]
| Bulkley Valley RC Flyers Annual Fun Fly
June 15th to June 22nd at the Houston Airport. Onsite dry camping, gates open 10 am
on the 15th. Sat dinner and Sunday breakfast
provided. Contact Ted Dean 250-847-9102,
cell 250-877-8025 email [email protected]
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June 27 | Air Show/Demo | 2 Days | KMAS
Pattern Challenge | KAMLOOPS MODEL
AIRPLANE SOCIETY | HEFFLEY CREEK,
BC | Rob Dover | [email protected] | Come
join us for the second annual KMAS pattern
contest. Entry fee is $35.00 but first time pilots fly free, so you have no excuses; come give
it a try. Sportsman can fly any MAAC legal
aeroplane. For registered pilots, coffee and
muffins will be provided in the morning and a
lunch will be included. Pilots meeting 9:30AM
both Days. Bring an appy to share for the Friday evening get together and BBQ’s
will be available to cook your dinners. Dry
camping is available on site but please let
us know if you are camping, so we can make
sure we have room for you. For directions and
more info, go to www.kmasrc.ca For more
info contact Rob Dover [email protected] or
Hartley Hughson, [email protected] |
2015-167 | http://www.kmasrc.ca/
June 27 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Summerland
Flyers Fun Fly | SUMMERLAND FLYERS | Joe D’Albertanson | 250-768-3384
| [email protected] | Summerland Flyers Funfly June 27/28th 2015 at our field
in Summerland BC. We welcome all fixed
wing flyers.Registration Saturday and Sunday mornnings Lunch available Saturday and
Sunday Dry camping available for funfly participants Friday evening through monday morning For more info contact Joe D’Albertanson
at 250 768 [email protected] or John
Beaven at 250 494 1248-- jbeaven2@gmail.
com | 2015-30
June 27 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Dawson Creek Annual Fun Fly | FSJ RC CLUB | Philip Lindberg | 250-219-3588 | mstr.mark1@gmail.
com | Dawson Creek Annual Fun Fly June 27,
28. Onsite Camping Available. More info will
be posted on Face Book Group Page FSJ RC
Club. or call or text Philip Lindberg 250-2193588 | 2015-157
July 7 | Competition | 1 Day | Ken Gregory Memorial ALES Contest Series | PENTICTON
MODEL AVIATION CLUB | OKANAGAN
FALLS, BOX 366 OKANAGAN FALLS BC |
Bill Jones | Join us for the thrill of friendly competition with electric powered gliders.
(ALES)Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (All
gliders must be equipped with a CAMs altitude limiting device)in Keogan Park OK Falls.
Standard ALES Leauge rules apply. Event
starts at 9:30 AM with a pilots briefing. No
Flying is allowed on the park before 9:00 AM
| 2015-194 | http://www.penmac.org
July 17 | Display | 3 Days | British Columbia
Model Aviation Canada
Calendar of Events
Scale Classic | VERNON R/C AEROMODELLERS | Mike Allman | 250-558-0758 |
[email protected] | British Columbia Scale Classic July 17th -19th, 2015.
Beginners to Advanced Come and join in on
the FUN Classes: ProAm-Sportsman (Beginner) ProAm-Pro - (Experienced) Advanced
- Team - Expert Host: Vernon Radio Control
Aeromodelers Society Where: Field is located on the north side of Swan Lake in Vernon
B.C. Traveling north on Hwy 97 follow signs
to Kamloops - turn onto L&A Cross Road
right after you have gone under the underpass & cross the train tracks or you can continue West on Hwy 97 - just past Stepping
Stones turn right onto L&A Cross Road. You
can’t miss it! GPS +50° 20’ 47.08”, -119°
15’ 8.07” http://www.vrcas.org Pre-registration encouraged! Static Judging and Safety
Inspections Friday 1:00PM to 5:30PM Saturday & Sunday Pilots meeting - 8:30AM
& Gear up- 9:00AM. 4 - 6 rounds. $40.00
entry fee per model - $30.00 for NWSAM
or USSMA Members. Friday night - Hangar party Saturday Supper - Pot Luck with
provided Beef Dip - Cost T.B.A. 2015 Scale
Masters & North West Championships Qualifier 2015 Scale Masters Competition Guide
Contact: Roly (250) 374-4405 (rolydd@telus.
ne Mike (250) 558-0758 (mike.rc.allman@
gmail.com) | 2015-32
July 25 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | 100 Mile Annual Summer Fun Fly | 100 MILE MODEL FLYERS | 900 AINSWORTH ROAD |
Bill Hood | 250-397-2575 | billnlinda@
bcinternet.net | 100 Mile Model Flyers invites you to attend our annual summer fun fly.
JULY 25th & 26th 2015 Flying from 9am
to 4pm All types of aircraft welcome. Pilots
must have M.A.A.C. There will be pilot prize
draws There will be a concession. Dry camping available. Bonfire Saturday night. Resorts
close by, Hotels, Motels, and other amenities
10 min away Event at 100 Mile Model Flyers home field. 900 Ainsworth road, turn at
railway overpass 2 kilometers south of 100
Mile. Follow signs. Please let us know if you
are planning to attend. Early bird camping
is available. Contact: Bill Hood 250-3972575 [email protected] John Code
250-395-1219 [email protected] Denis
Doucette 250-397-2125 sharon&denis@telus.
net | 2015-211
July 31 | Fun Fly | 4 Days | TO Sink It |
BULKLEY VALLEY R/C FLYERS | Dave
Hopper | 250-692-3035 | davern@telus.
net | To Sink It float Fly at Dave Hoppers
place on Burns Lake from July 31 to Aug. 3.
Dry Camping, good flying, good friends plus
a pot luck dinner Sat. come early, stay late. |
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August 8 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | High Country Big
Bird | HIGH COUNTRY FLYERS | Chris
Jones | 604-597-4111 | sparkyjones@shaw.
ca | 19h High Country Big Bird Fly-In - High
Country Flyers Morrison Field - Kamloops
- Logan Lake Hosted by: Fraser Valley and
Thompson-Okanagan Big Birds - British Columbia August 8th and 9h 2015 - Early Flyers
Welcome come and enjoy a relaxing weekend
Model Aviation Canada
in the High Country. No Landing Fees, Dry
Camping, Fri. Social - Sat. night Pot Luck
Barbecue - Beef on the Bun provided $ t.b.a.,
700’+ runway. Open Flying Area - No 3-D
Flying (after 4PM o.k.) - Morrison Field is
located 3 hours from Vancouver. Take HWY
#5 (Coquihalla) North to Exit 336, Logan
Lk, Lac Le Jeune. Go toward Logan Lake.
6km (3miles) the field is on the left. Contact
Roly-Ph.250-374-4405, email: rolydd@telus.
net or Chris [email protected] - Ph: 604597-4111 Website:www.highcountryflyers.
homestead.com | 2015-78 | http://www.highcountryflyers.homestead.com/
August 11 | Competition | 1 Day | Ken Gregory
Memorial ALES Contest Series | PENTICTON MODEL AVIATION CLUB | OKANAGAN FALLS, BOX 366 OKANAGAN FALLS
BC | Bill Jones | Join us for the thrill of
friendly competition with electric powered
gliders. (ALES)Altitude Limited Electric
Soaring (All gliders must be equipped with a
CAMs altitude limiting device)in Keogan Park
OK Falls. Standard ALES Leauge rules apply.
Event starts at 9:30 AM with a pilots briefing. No Flying is allowed on the park before
9:00 AM | 2015-195 | http://www.penmac.
org
August 16 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Cam Reiss Memorial Float Fly | PENTICTON MODEL
AVIATION CLUB | Rod Moubray | 250493-1254 | [email protected] | PENMAC
(Penticton Model Airplane Club) invites all
from near and far to enjoy some Okanagan
sunshine at the beach! On Sunday, August
16th we will be hosting our annual Cam Reiss Memorial Float Fly at Pyramid Provincial Park located between Penticton and
Summerland right on the main drag, Highway 97. Registration is free and all pilots are
automatically entered into draws for many
goodies. The fun starts at 0800 hours and
continues until we quit. Stu and Faye will be
working again to provide a fantastic lunch!
All donations to offset the cost of the food are
graciously accepted. We look forward to seeing y’all there. Details will be posted on our
website at www.penmac. org. | 2015-81 |
http://www.penmac.org
August 16 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | SLAM All Club
Invitational | SHUSWAP LAKE AERO
MODELERS | Bruce McLellan | Mlellan@
telus.net | Come out to fly and enjoy meeting
other people who enjoy our hobby. Bring extra
chairs, but sorry, there is no camping at our
field. There are other campsites available in
the area. FIXED WING aircraft only and no
3D flying during normal event time. We will
start arround 10:00 am and will provide lunch
consisting of Hamburgers, hot dogs and cold
drinks at about noon. Bring an aircraft or two
and lets have some fun... | 2015-92 | http://
www.slams.ca
September 14 | Fun Fly | 7 Days | New Denver Float Fly | WEST KOOTENAY MODEL
CLUB | New Denver | Jim Davis | 250-3657695 | [email protected] | New Denver Float
Fly 14th to the 20th of September Join us at
the Centennial Park in New Denver BC Con-
tact Jim Davis 250-365-7695 or wkmc@
shaw.ca
September 4 | Fun Fly | 4 Days| Larry Christensen Memorial Fun Fly | VERNON R/C
AEROMODELLERS | VRCAS Field | Steve
Hughes | 250-546-0612 | s.hughes@shaw.
ca | The Annual Larry Christensen Memorial
Fun Fly celebrating 20 years will be held at
the Vernon R/C Aeromodellers field north of
Swan Lake starting Friday 4 Sep 2015 8:00
am until Labour Day Monday afternoon. No
landing fee, free parking available for RVs beginning Thursday September 3rd. | 2015-134
September 8 | Fun Fly | 6 Days | SLAM Fall
Classic Float Fly | SHUSWAP LAKE AERO
MODELERS | Sandy Point Resort and Campground | Bruce McLellan | mlellan@telus.
net | One of the largest Float Fly events n the
Pacific Northwest, hosted by the Shuswap
Lake Aero Modelers (SLAM), takes place
on the calm picturesque waters of Shuswap
Lake at Sandy Point Resort and Campground.
Registration begins on Sept. 8 and flying
continues throughout the week until Sunday,
Sept. 13 when awards and prizes will be presented. A retrieval boat will be provided and
frequency board will be set up for the duration
of the event. Other activities will be ongoing,
including but not limited to pilots prizes, pie
sales and a corn roast. The splash-down fee
for the week is $15.00. More than 90 pilots
flew their aircraft last year, so don’t miss this
great chance for some fun in the Shuswap.
More information and contacts canbe found
on our website at www.slams.ca | 2015-93 |
http://www.slams.ca
October 6 | Competition | 1 Day | Ken Gregory
Memorial ALES Contest Series | PENTICTON MODEL AVIATION CLUB | OKANAGAN FALLS, BOX 366 OKANAGAN FALLS
BC | Bill Jones | Join us for the thrill of
friendly competition with electric powered
gliders. (ALES)Altitude Limited Electric
Soaring (All gliders must be equipped with a
CAMs altitude limiting device)in Keogan Park
OK Falls. Standard ALES Leauge rules apply.
Event starts at 9:30 AM with a pilots briefing. No Flying is allowed on the park before
9:00 AM | 2015-197 | http://www.penmac.
org
Manitoba NW Ontario - D
June 6 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Rabbit Lake Float
Fly | LAKE OF THE WOODS AEROMODELERS | RABBIT LAKE FLOAT & SKI | John
Valenta | The Lake of the Woods Aero Modelers, invite you and your family to join us for
two Days of flying from the water at one of
the best sites in central Canada. The 16th annual Rabbit Lake Float fly will be held June
6-7 at Garrow Park in the City of Kenora Ontario. See the map on the MAAC website to
find y0ur way there. There is a food concession on site and nearby restaurants. Contact
John Valenta at 807-468-4983, valentakj@
shaw.ca | 2015-183
June 14 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Saints Fun Fly |
SAINTS R/C FLYING CLUB | Saints RC
May 2015- 63
Calendar of Events
Flying Club Field | Elliott Hawthorne | 204485-7289 | [email protected] |
The Saints RC Flying Club invite all RC enthusiasts out to their annual FUN Fly Sunday
June 14/2015. All types of aircraft and helicopters will be in the air and on display. BBQ
hamburgers, hotdogs and refreshments will
be available. Exciting Silent Auction prizes
available to be won. Come out and join in on
the fun. | 2015-140 | http://www.saintsrcflyingclub.com
July 11 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Dryden Fun Fly |
PATRICIA REGION AEROMODELERS INC
| main club field | Harry Ketterer | [email protected] | The Patricia Region Aero
Modelers in it you to come fly with us at
our field on Johnson Rd just west of Dryden.
There is lots of room for (unserviced) camping on site, long smooth runways and lots of
sky to fill with planes! There will be burgers
and drinks available, and plenty of parking, so
grab some planes, your MAAC card and come
fly with us! Pilot Registration will be $5.00
and gets you in on the pilot prizes! For more
information email Bill at [email protected]
or Harry at [email protected] | 2015-168
July 12 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | WHAM Fun Fly |
WINNIPEG HEADINGLEY AERO MODELERS | Tom Whitburn | 204-832-7880
or 204-688-4716 | [email protected] |
WHAM Fun Fly, Sunday, 12 July, 2015, 9
AM to 3 PM. Everyone welcome, and must
have valid MAAC or AMA membership. NonEDF electric may start flying at 9 AM, otherwise 10 AM start for EDF’s, and internal
combustion engines. Pilot prizes, raffle, and
hot dog cart. Landing fee $5.00. Our field features a 600’ x 34’ synthetic runway oriented
NW to SE, as well as grass runways oriented
N to S, and E to w. | 2015-132 | http://www.
whamrc.org
July 18 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | R.R.I. FUN FLY |
RAINY RIVER INTERNATIONALS | BILL
HAGARTY | 807-852-3251 | whagarty@
aol.com | RAINY RIVER INTERNATIONAL 2015 2015 FUN FLY // FISH FRY The
members of the Rainy River Internationals would like to thank all those who took in
our 2014 fun fly and to marK your calendar
for the 2015 fun fly season. Our fun fly will
be as usual on the third weekend of July. The
event is a one day event but you are welcome
to come early and stay as long as you like.
There is dry camping on the field weather permitting. The fun fly will be on July 18. The
landing fee will be $20.00 that includes the
walleye supper for the pilots. There will be a
$10.00 fee for a pilot’s spouse or family member. We will have the BBQ going at noon with
hamburgers and smokies at a nominal fee. Our
website is upaero.com/rainyriver. There is now
a gas station in R.R. and the motel is under
new management and is in good shape. Be
sure to have proper documentation if you plan
to cross the border. If you have any questions
please fee free to contact me at 807-8523251 or [email protected] | 2015-02
July 25 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Wheeled fun fly
2015 | LAKEHEAD AEROMODELERS |
64 - May 2015
HIGH 61 & AND LITTLE NORWAY RD,
M5C 1C4 | Trevor Brasch | 807-766-9662 |
Thunder Bay - Aeromodelers - Fun Fly 2015
July 25,26 - 11-4 pm Food, pilot prizes, dry
camping available | 2015-217
October 17 | Meeting/Seminar/Clinic | 1 Day
| Manitoba Northwestern Ontario (D) Zone
Meeting | MANITOBA/NORTHWESTERN
ONTARIO ZONE | Western Turbo and Fuel
Injection Ltd | Peter Schaffer | Don’t forget
to bring a chair with you for the meeting. |
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May 16 | Air Show/Demo | 3 Days | Virgil
Stampede Indoor Fly-In and Demo | NIAGARA REGION MODEL FLYING CLUB |
Virgil Centenial Arena | Sam Martyk | 905646-0450 | [email protected] | PLEASE
NOTE THE EVENT IS ON THE SATURDAY
AND MONDAY ONLY NO FLYING SUNDAY
Come to the 48th Annual Virgil Stampede and
enjoy great indoor flying. Bring the family to
enjoy the rides and fun of the Stampede while
you fly your indoor machines at this annual
Fly-In Demo, what a barrel of fun. See You
There! | | http://www.nrmfc.ca
May 23 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Royland Aerotow Season Opener | ROYLAND GLIDER
FLYERS | Jim Donnelly | 519-941-1582 |
[email protected] | Royland Aerotow
Spring Opener May 23-24, 2015 Spring has
finally arrived- I hope Time to get out and
work those rusty thumbs First Aerotow of the
2015 season will take place at Fergus, ON.
Fun event open to all towable scale and semi
scale sailplanes All MACC rules will apply
and participants are required to have a valid
MAAC membership A two day event - weather
provided Come out and enjoy a great day of
flying , bring your lunch and a lawn chair for
a relaxing day For new participants who have
not endeavored as of yet into the aerotow aspect of the hobby , friendly advise is offered .
This is a no pressure event , so please do not
feel intimidated Come out and enjoy yourself.
| 2015-149
June 6 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | The NRMFC annual warm up Float Fly | NIAGARA REGION
MODEL FLYING CLUB | 952 Foss Road
Rr 4, Fenwick, on | Bill Michell | 905-3563160 | [email protected] | Come experience Float Flying at it’s best. World class
manmade lake boasts an Ideal setting, easy
access to flying site and ease of launching,
and retrieval. Plus GREAT company. Main
Scheduled event is Saturday June 6, 2015,
RAIN DATE is Sunday the 7TH of June. | |
http://www.nrmfc.ca
June 13 | Competition | 1 Day | Fergus Model
Flyers Pattern Primer | FERGUS MODEL
FLYERS INC. | 6245 JONES BASELINE
FERGUS, ON | Paul Brine | 519-787-5144
| [email protected] | A one day Precision Aerobatics Contest Saturday, June 13,
2015 All classes. Any MAAC legal airplane
can be flown in Sportsman. Registration 8:30
am. Start Time 9:00 am. Entry fee is $15.00
(includes lunch) Please pre-register by mail,
email or phone to the CD, Paul Brine 519787-5144 or pbrine@ uoguelph.ca. Send no
money. Pay at the contest. Sorry, camping
is not allowed at the field. No flying before 9
am. https://fergusmodelflyers.files.wordpress.
com/2015/03/fmf-2015-pattern_primer_flyer.
pdf | 2015-213 | http://www.fergusmodelflyers.com
June 13 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Burlington R/C
Club Float Fly | BURLINGTON RADIO CONTROL MODELERS CLUB INC. | Christie Conservarion Park | Laddie Mikulasko |
905-628-2749 | The Burlington R/C Model
Club is having its 30th Annual Float Fly at the
Christie Conservation Park on June 13 and
14 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Here is an opportunity for all you flyers to test your skills
at flying off the water. Bring the family and
your friends. For more information, call Laddie Mikulasko (905) 628 2749 or park at
(905) 628 3060. The Christie Conservation
Area Park is located on #5 Highway, west of
#6. (There is a Park admission.) | 2015-67 |
http://www.brcm.org
June 20 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Royland Summer Aerotow June 20-21, 2015 | ROYLAND GLIDER FLYERS | Jim Donnelly |
519-941-1582 | [email protected] |
Royland Summer Aerotow June 20-21 ,2015
Please join us for a enjoyable outing of aerotow Open to all towable scale and semi scale
sailplanes Tugs will be provided to tow you up
to height, after that it is all up to you to find
those giant thermals In the past flights in excess of one hour have at times been the norm
Bring your lunch and a lawn chair for a enjoyable relaxing day This event is a fun fly with
no pressure, and as always, helpful advise to
new participants will be available if requested
All MAAC rules will apply and a valid MAAC
membership is required to fly | 2015-148
June 20 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Guelph Gremlins
Summer Fun Fly | GUELPH GREMLINS
MODEL FLYING CLUB INC. | 8623 WELLINGTON RD, ROUTE 124 GUELPH | Glen
Wilkinson | [email protected]
| Guelph Gremlins Summer Fun Fly June 20
(Rain date June 27) 10:00 to 3:00 pm See
Club Web Site for Details http://www.guelphgremlins.com/ | 2015-215
June 27 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Verti-Go | BURLINGTON RADIO CONTROL MODELERS
CLUB INC. | BRONTE CREEK - JILLIAN
VANNIEKERK F:905-827-8706 [email protected] | Tom Gwinnett | 905681-6460 | [email protected] | This is an
Electric Fun Fly for any vehicle that can take
off and land vertically UNDER CONTROL
(rockets prohibited). There is no cost to attend
the event but Bronte Park is a Provincial Park
therefore there is a park admission charge. |
| http://www.brcm.org
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Simcoe RC Flying
Club Open Fun-Fly | SIMCOE RADIO CONTROL CLUB INC. | SOD FARM | Geff Waite
| 519-428-1586 | [email protected] | Simcoe RC Flying Club Open Fun Fly Everyone
welcome. Come and enjoy a low key event,
held at one of the best flying sites around,
Model Aviation Canada
Calendar of Events
with pilot prizes and a 50/50 draw. There will
be a food wagon on site. MAAC required to
fly. | 2015-214
July 18 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | 8TH Annual Summer Walker Field Fun-Fly | NIAGARA REGION MODEL FLYING CLUB | ALANNA
WALKER [email protected] -CORNER OF UPPERS LANE & THOROLD
TOWNLINE RD | Ed Setford | 289-2132906 | [email protected] | Saturday,
July18th 2014 or Sunday rain day. Time 9am
to 4pm or? Landing fee is $10. Pilots must
have M.A.A.C. or AMA card Games, Candy
Drop, Food and Beverages available. Public
welcome! Featuring World Renowned Demonstration Pilot ALI MACHINCHY Hosted
by: The Niagara Region Model Flying Club
Inc. Come enjoy fun as good as it gets. Fly
with the best... | | http://www.nrmfc.ca
July 19 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | CMAC Annual Fun
Fly | CAMBRIDGE MODEL AERO CLUB
INC. | Bill Woodward | vivienwoodward@
rogers.com | On Sunday, July 19, 2015 you
are invited to the Cambridge Model Aero
Club’s Annual Fun Fly. The location is Forwell Rd. off Hwy 97 north of Cambridge.
Co-ordinates 43 23 02 N, 80 09 55 W. Fun
starts at 10.00am, prizes for participants.
Current MAAC or AMA membership required
to participate. Spectators are welcome. Rain
date: Sunday, July 26. | 2015-71 | http://
cmaci.50webs.com
July 25 | Air Show/Demo | 2 Days | Warbirds Over The Bay | BURLINGTON RADIO
CONTROL MODELERS CLUB INC. | IIan
Brown | 905-690-1249 | ian.brown3344@
gmail.com | July 25 AIR SHOW 2 Days
.SIXTH ANNUAL WARBIRDS OVER
THE BAY.BURLINGTON RADIO CONTROL CLUB.1600 KING ROAD AT BAYVIEW PARK.WWW.brcm.org follow the link
toW.O.B SITE.We have a 400FT blacktop
runway and a parallel grass runway.The event
is open to all military scale and standoff scale
models.Flying times Saturday 9.00am to 4.00
pm sunday 10.00 am to 2.00 pm.Camping is
available at Bayview from 24 july to26 july
(no hook ups) but toilets and electrical at the
club house.The genral public is invited.there
will be food available at showtime .raffles and
50~50 tickets will be on sale great prizes to
be won..The theme for this years event is aircraft of the R.C.A.F AND THE AVRO ARROW.Pilot prize and best scale model prize
sponsored by MAAC AND SKYCRAFT.preregistration $10.on the day $15 TEL Ashley
Armstrong 905 845 7705 to preregistrat. |
2015-06 | http://www.brcm.org
August 8 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Garth Mitchell
Memorial Float Fly | NIAGARA REGION
MODEL FLYING CLUB | Former Bieda’s
Powersports | Bill Michell | 905-356-3160
| [email protected] | Come experience
Float Flying at it’s best. World class manmade lake boasts an Ideal setting, easy access
to flying site and ease of launching, and retrieval. Plus GREAT company. Main Scheduled event is Saturday August 8th, 2015,
RAIN DATE is Sunday the 9TH of August. |
Model Aviation Canada
| http://www.nrmfc.ca
August 22 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Vintage Fly-In
| ROSE CITY MODEL FLYERS INC. | Bob
Gunter | 905-892-3427 | rgunter1@cogeco.
ca | The Rose City Model Flyer’s will be hosting their 5th Annual “Vintage Fly-In” on Saturday, August 22nd 2015, and a rain date of
August 23rd. This event is unique to RC model
aircraft that represent aircraft that actually
flew between 1907-1939 ONLY This event
gets bigger every year with large flying space
surrounded by farm land. BBQ, prizes. All pilots must be MAAC / AMA members. Bring
the lawn chair and enjoy the history of aviation. This years theme is “ The Golden Age
of Air Racing” where we encourage pilots to
bring their racers of the 20’s and 30’s. However, any aircraft prior to 1939 is certainly
welcome to grace the skies over Wainfleet.
Camping is permitted, but limited in space.
If you wish to camp at the Marshville Airpark, please contact the coordinator or RCMF
president to book a spot. There are NO water
or electricity hook ups. We will be flying after event hours where any aircraft is permitted. We may even get some dusk flying. If you
are planning to attend as a pilot please contact Andy Fakla at [email protected] OR Rob
Rittner at [email protected]. | 2015124 | http://www.rosecitymodelflyers.com
September 5 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Last Chance
Float Fly | NIAGARA REGION MODEL
FLYING CLUB | Former Bieda’s PowerSports | Bill Michell | 905-356-3160 | [email protected] | Come experience Float
Flying at it’s best. World class manmade lake
boasts an Ideal setting, easy access to flying
site and ease of launching, and retrieval. Plus
GREAT company. Main Scheduled event is
Saturday September 5, 2015, RAIN DATE
is Sunday the 6TH of September | | http://
www.nrmfc.ca
September 12 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | KW Flying
Dutchmen Scale Rally | KITCHENER WATERLOO FLYING DUTCHMEN R/C CLUB |
Mike Fritz | 519-886-9834 | mfritz569@
rogers.com | 46th Annual KW Flying Dutchmen Scale Rally Waterloo Rod & Gun Complex (Near St. Jacobs) September 12 & 13th,
2015 Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday night we welcome the pilots with a corn roast in the evening. Flying begins at 9 a.m. each day, after
the pilots meeting, and continues until 5 p.m.
on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Saturday Night - Wine & Cheese 5-6 pm for pilots,
Hamburgers & Hotdogs available after Wine
and Cheese. There is also an “Air Show” at
1:00 p.m. on both both Days featuring aircraft
from various eras, unique planes, helicopters,
multi-engine aircraft and jets. On site camping available, first come first serve. $10 per
night, $15 with hydro. (limited sites). 72 mhz
allowed but no impound available. Frequency
pins will be self regulated. Admission is $7
per day for spectators, kids under 12 years $1
per day. Pilots are Free!!! | 2015-128
September 19 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Royland
Aerotow Season Closer Sept. 19-20 ,2015
| ROYLAND GLIDER FLYERS | Jim Donnelly | 519-941-1582 | jp-donnelly@rogers.
com | Royland Aerotow Season Closer Sept.
19-20,2015 Time to think about putting the
big birds to sleep This is your last chance this
season to participate in a organized aerotow
event in 2015 If the coming Winter is like
last year you will really have to get out to this
event to have many cherished sailplane memories over the cold dark Days ahead A two day
event- weather provided. Open to all towable
scale and semi scale sailplanes. This is a fun
fly event. Join us for a gorgeous day in the sun
while also enjoying the Fall colors Some of
the best sailplane flying has been enjoyed at
this event with long duration flights the norm
Please bring your lunch and a deck chair . All
MAAC rules apply and a valid MAAC membership is a requirement prior to flying |
2015-147
September 19 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Guelph Gremlins Fall Fun Fly | GUELPH GREMLINS
MODEL FLYING CLUB INC. | 8623 WELLINGTON RD, ROUTE 124 GUELPH | Glen
Wilkinson | [email protected] |
Guelph Gremlins Fall Fun Fly and Corn Roast
Rain date September 26 See Gremlins Web
Site for Directions and Updates http://www.
guelphgremlins.com/ | 2015-212
September 19 | Team Trials | 2 Days | F2B
Control Line Precision Aerobatics Team Trials
| NIAGARA FALLS MAX BRIGADE | John
D. McFayden | 905-689-4283 | stuntguy@
sympatico.ca | F2B Control Line Precision
Aerobatic Team Trials will be held on Saturday September 19th 2015 (rain date Sunday
September 20th) at 9 am at Crowland Park,
8037 Schisler Rd., RR 1, Welland, Ontario,
L3B 5N4. Entry Fee $25. CD : John McFayden | 2015-116
September 19 | Team Trials | 2 Days | F2B
Control Line Precision Aerobatics Team Trials
| NIAGARA FALLS MAX BRIGADE | John
D. McFayden | 905-689-4283 | stuntguy@
sympatico.ca | F2B Control Line Precision
Aerobatic Team Trials will be held on Saturday September 19th 2015 (rain date Sunday
September 20th) at 9 am at Crowland Park,
8037 Schisler Rd., RR 1, Welland, Ontario,
L3B 5N4. Entry Fee $25. CD : John McFayden | 2015-115
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June 20 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Sault Fun Fly |
SAULT STE MARIE MODEL AIRPLANE
RADIO CONTROL CLUB | Rino Zorzi |
[email protected] | The 2015 Sault Fun Fly
will held June 20th. All types of models can
be accommodated. Bring a float plane and experience our water facilities. Jets,Multi Blade
and Helicopters welcome. The chuck wagon
will have lunch available. Primitive hard
stand camping area at the field. Contact Craig
Knight [email protected] or Rino Zorzi
[email protected] for more information. Current MAAC or AMA membership required. |
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July 25 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Northern Ontario
Zone Fun Fly | TIMMINS GOLDEN HAWKS
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| Ron Roy | 705-262-0111 | [email protected] | July 25, 2015: Northern Ontario
zone fun fly with refreshments, prizes for pilots including at least one kit. Safety is always
the primary goal, but fun and great day to remember is always our goal. Mark the dat on
your calendar, this promises to be one of the
best events of the season | 2015-80 | http://
www.timminsgoldenhawks.ca
August 1 | Display | 2 Days | Northern Ontario IMAC Challenge | SAULT STE MARIE
MODEL AIRPLANE RADIO CONTROL
CLUB | Kevin McGrath | 705-759-1670 |
[email protected] | The annual Northern Ontario IMAC Challenge (NOIC) will be
held at Sault Ste. Marie in 2015 on the historic dates of August 1&2. The field will be
available to participants Thursday and Friday
for practice. Bring your floatplanes for some
after practice float flying from our water front
deck. More details will be posted in the Scale
Aerobatics forum of RC Canada as they develop. Contest fees will follow IMAC rules
with respect to IMAC members. | 2015-52
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May 2 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Ottawa Valley Indoor
Invitationnal | CORNWALL AEROMODELLERS | Cornwall Benson Center | Merv Blizzard | 613-537-9941 | mervblizzard@gmail.
com | Come and close the Indoor season in
Style at Cornwall Benson Center on May 2nd
Full size Indoor Soccer Field Morning is electric Indoor flying and fun competitions Afternoon is BBQ time and free flying at the Cornwall Aero Modellers field Pre-registration
before April 15 is $10 Pre-Registration can
be done by INTERAC Transfer (Just log-in
to your on-line banking account and click on
“INTERAC Transfer” Recipient is: “belanger.
[email protected]” Registration at the
event is $15 See you all on May 2nd | 2015169 | http://www.cornwallaeromodellers.ca
May 9 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | ORCC HELI-EVENT
| OTTAWA R/C CLUB | Main Club Field |
JoMcDougall | [email protected] | Come
and join us for our Annual Helicopter and
Multi-Rotor Event. All are welcome, MAAC
or AMA are required. Lunch and refreshments
will be available, there will be door prizes and
a 50/50 draw. Rain Date Sunday. | 2015-174
| http://www.ottawarcclub.ca/
May 16 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Giant Scale WarmUp | ARNPRIOR RADIO CONTROL CLUB |
Dave Penchuk | 613-795-6076 | [email protected] | What a better way to
start your year than to have a relaxed day of
flying your new or tried and true Giant Scale
plane. Our 800 foot grass strip field with the
sun at your back and sheltered pilot area is
the best way to tune up your flying skills or
maybe share some helpful tips with others for
your first flights. As always, there will be a
BBQ lunch available as well as a few prizes
at the end of the day. Pilot fee $5 Rain date
Sunday May 17/2015 What qualifies as Giant
Scale: Monoplane of 80” or greater Biplane
of 60” or greater Jets of 140” combined
length and wingspan or greater Any plane that
is 1/4 scale or greater. For example, many
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aerobatic planes like Yaks and Extras of 72”
would also qualify. Also check out GiantScaleCanada.com for more information | 2015-72
| http://www.arnprioradiocontrolclub.com
May 23 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Phelan RC Flyers
Open House | PHELAN RC FLYING CLUB |
Nigel Chippindale | 613-747-9628 | [email protected] | Our season opener fun fly.
No fees, no events, no pressure! Just come
and enjoy our great flying field for some relaxed flying and a friendly welcome. Come for
the day or just drop in for a while. Paved runway (400’) and lots of smooth grass. Where?
Phelan RC Flying Club, home of the Rideau
RC Flyers, just off Hwy 416, near Kars, ON in
the National Capital Region. Limited camping, no hookups. For directions and more info,
go to www.rideauflyers.com Lunch available:
hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. Proof of MAAC
or AMA membership required. | 2015-122 |
http://www.rideauflyers.com
May 30 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Huckin In The Valley | ARNPRIOR RADIO CONTROL CLUB |
Main Club Field | Matt McGuire | 613-6337111 | [email protected] | Do
you like to fly 3D and free style aerobatics?
Come join us to “huck around” for 2 Days of
all out fun and friendship at our inaugural annual event! We have an amazing 800’ long
grass field nestled in the woods and forest
of eastern Ontario. Our only neighbours are
friendly squirrels and deer. After a day of hovers and blenders we’ll be rustling a delicious
dinner featuring our trademark Arnprior style
Canjun deep fried turkey with all of the fixin’s. We have ample space for campers and
RVs. No hook ups. Visit the event website for
details, to order custom event t-shirts and to
register: www.huckininthevalley.com See you
there! | 2015-175 | http://www.arnprioradiocontrolclub.com
June 6 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Ed Rae Memorial
Fun Fly | STETSON FLYERS | Dan Marcotte | 613-830-3861 | danielmarcotte@
rogers.com | Stetsons invite all R/C enthusiasts to join us again for the Ed Rae Fun Fly,
a two-day spring event for ALL types of R/C
aircraft and Helis. Bring out those new builds
and show everyone what you have accomplished this winter. This event is always a
great weekend of flying, renewing acquaintances, and good fun. The Stetson canteen will
be open both Days for lunch. | 2015-55 |
http://www.stetsonflyers.com
June 13 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Phelan Fun Fly |
PHELAN RC FLYING CLUB | Mike Anderson | 613-407-5914 | mike.anderson.ca@
gmail.com | Please join us for a relaxed, fun
day of flying what you bring. Catch up with
area pilots and show off your latest toys.
Where? Phelan RC Flying Club, home of the
Rideau Flyer, near Kars, ON. Limited camping available, no hook-ups. For directions and
more visit www.rideauflyers.com. The barbecue pit will be operational for hamburgers, hot
dogs & maybe even sausages. Who? Everyone
and anyone who is interested in a fun day of
friendly flying. Spectators are welcome. All
aircraft types allowed. Flying starts @ 9am
Saturday and wraps up with a Limbo contest
for the daring. Proof of MAAC or AMA membership is required. $10 entry fee, payable
Saturday morning before the event. Contact
Mike Anderson for more information at 613407-5914 or [email protected] |
2015-118 | http://www.rideauflyers.com
June 20 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | 40TH ANNUAL
FATHER’S DAY FUN FLY | KINGSTON
R/C MODELLERS | Mike Siemonsen | 613384-2377 | [email protected] | On June 20th
& June 21st 2015 the Kingston Radio Control Modellers are hosting their 40th Annual
Father’s Day Fun Fly at the KRCM field previous events have been covered by Fly R/C and
Model Airplane News. There will be competition events and chance events and plenty of
open flying. Canteen Saturday and Sunday
serving breakfast and lunch. Saturday evening
BBQ dinner. Plenty of room for camping (no
hook ups) see krcm.org for directions. $30.00
for both Days. Contact CD Mike Siemonsen at
[email protected] for more information | 2015117 | http://www.krcm.org
June 27 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Cornwall Aero
Modellers Annual Float Fly | CORNWALL
AEROMODELLERS | Guindon Park | Jack
ikland | 613-543-2455 | jdikland@gmail.
com | The Cornwall Aero Modellers Club
is hosting our 6th annual Float Fly on June
27th 2015. The event will take place in the
Guindon Park, Trillium Entrance. See www.
cornwallaeromodellers.ca for directions. Flying will start at 9:00am. Canteen will be
open for lunch. $10.00 landing fee will get
you registered. A Flyzone Beaver with floats
will be raffled. Contact: Jack Dikland (613)
543-2455 [email protected] | 2015-61 |
http://www.cornwallaeromodellers.ca
June 27 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Electric fun fly |
KINGSTON R/C MODELLERS | FLYING
FIELD | MARTIN IRVINE | 613-389-5579
| [email protected] | On June 27th &
June 28st 2015 the Kingston Radio Control
Modellers are hosting their 20th Annual Electric Fun Fly at the KRCM field.Plenty of open
flying. Canteen Saturday and Sunday serving
breakfast and lunch. Plenty of room for camping (no hook ups) see krcm.org for directions.
$15.00 for both Days. Contact CD Martin Irvine at [email protected] for more information | 2015-180 | http://www.krcm.org
July 4 | Air Show/Demo | 2 Days | Jets over
Iroquois | OTTAWA R/C CLUB | Iroquois
Airport, Ontario | Ken Park | 613-823-1933
| [email protected] | Jets over Iroquois
2015 Saturday July 4, 9Am-5pm Sunday July
5 9am-noon Radio Control flying at it’s best!
Come experience the sound and power of turbine and electric ducted fan jets up close. Fly
from 2000’ x25’ runway with an additional 25’ grass (75 feet between runway lights)
Open to the public free of charge. Donations
to the local food bank will be greatly appreciated and accepted. Entertaining for the whole
family, Bring a lawn chair and enjoy Radio
Control jets at their best!. Come to Iroquois,
Ontario (right on the St. Lawrence Seaway)
minutes from highways 401/416 and the US
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border. Limited number of camping sites with
shower facilities are available right beside the
venue. Hotels/Motels located close by. Food
will be available on site, supporting local organizations. Pilots: Proof of MAAC/AMA required Test flying will be available from Noon
on Friday July 3rd Open Flying Saturday 9-5
Wrap up Sunday before Noon Full Size Pilots info: Airport Name Iroquois Municipal
Airpark Airport Category Registered Aerodrome PPR - Prior Permission Required For
more information see: www.rccanada.ca www.
maac.ca Camping/Local Sites: www.southdundas.com | 2015-173 | http://www.ottawarcclub.ca/
July 4 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Stetson Heli Fun Fly
| STETSON FLYERS | Jim Denyer | 613744-4574 | [email protected] | Heli
Pilots! ATTENTION! Stetson Flyers are delighted to announce the second annual Heli
Fun Fly at Stetson Field. All forms of Helis
and platforms are welcome for this full day of
fun without wings! Jim Denyer and able assistant John Stewart are planning some great
activities to keep things interesting! The Stetson Canteen will be open for lunch. Come join
in the fun and help build this great event! |
2015-56 | http://www.stetsonflyers.com
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | ORCC ANNUAL
WARBIRD EVENT & PIG ROAST | OTTAWA R/C CLUB | Main Club Field | Paul
Bradbeer | 613-601-3615 | paul.bradbeer@
rogers.com | Please Join us for ORCC’S Annual Warbird Event and Pig Roast. Lunch
and refreshments available and for Supper...
Brent’s Famous Roast Pig! There will be door
prizes, and a 50/50 draw. Camping is available (no hookups) Rain Date Sunday July 12th
All type of planes are welcome. Valid MAAC
or AMA required. | 2015-172 | http://www.
ottawarcclub.ca/
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Barry Forbes Open
Annual Float Fly | RIDEAU VALLEY MODELERS | Barry Forbes Float Pond | Glenn
Mitchell | 613-823-3411 | [email protected] | The Rideau Valley Modelers invite
you for a day of float flying fun! Over 17 acres
of water. Ample parking. No facilities for
overnight camping. Come and spend the day
with leisurely flying throughout. Strictly a fun
fly. Food will be available at lunchtime. Rain
date Sunday July 12. Any cancellations will
be posted to our website or Facebook page.
See web site http://rideauvalleymodelers.weebly.com/float-pond-site.html | 2015-171 |
http://www.rideauvalleymodelers.weebly.com
July 18 | Display | 2 Days | Scale Over Ottawa | STETSON FLYERS | Simon (Goose)
Nadler | 613-883-3367 | [email protected] | [email protected] 3rd
Annual Scale over Ottawa Competition & Fun
Fly! Come and join us for this two day scale
aircraft extravaganza celebrating some of the
finest examples of rc aircraft in and around
our zone. Saturday July 18 is competition
day where pilots will have an opportunity to
fly in either Fun Scale or Sport Scale classes. Sunday July 19 is a scale fun-fly where
all types of scale aircraft are invited to fly in
Model Aviation Canada
a relaxed and friendly environment. RV’s &
trailers welcome Friday and Saturday night
(no hookups), restaurants close by, canteen
running both Days. Be a part of this awesome
event and contribute to reigniting scale flying
in zone G! Saturday Competition entry fee:
$15 Sunday Fun Fly entry fee: $10 or free if
pilots competed on the Saturday. http://www.
scaleoverottawa.ca | 2015-59 | http://www.
stetsonflyers.com
August 1 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Zone G Fun Fly |
ARNPRIOR RADIO CONTROL CLUB | 5556
LOGGER WAY ARNPRIOR, ON | CHRISTOPHER MALCOMNSON | 613-206-3433
| [email protected] | Come and join
us for a weekend of fun, friends and fellowship. Arnprior Radio Control Club hosts this
amazing event again this year. Their 800 foot
grass strip field with the sun at your back and
sheltered pilot area is the best. BBQ lunch
available as well as a supper meal on Saturday. Raffle and door prizes on Saturday. PRE
REGISTER at RC FLIGHT DECK to be entered for the early bird prize. https://www.
rcflightdeck.com/event_details.cfm?event_
id=4372 | 2015-210 | http://www.arnprioradiocontrolclub.com
August 8 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Cornall Aero Modellers Annual Fun Fly | CORNWALL AEROMODELLERS | Roger Bélanger | Merv Blizzard | 613-537-9941 | mervblizzard@gmail.
com | The Cornwall Aero Modellers Club is
hosting it’s annual Fun Fly on August 8th
2015. The event will take place at the CAM
field (see www.cornwallaeromodellers.ca for
directions). Flying will start at 9:00am. Canteen will be open for lunch. $10.00 landing
fee will get you registered. A H9 Pulse 40 &
an O.S. 46 AX will be raffled. Contact: Merv
Blizzard: [email protected] Jack
Dikland: [email protected] | 2015-60 |
http://www.cornwallaeromodellers.ca
August 15 | Display | 2 Days | Stetsons IMAC
Contest | STETSON FLYERS | Gary Robertson | 613-746-4209 | [email protected]
| Stetsons are pleased to announce our IMAC
event for 2015, and invite all scale aerobatics
pilots to come join us for a great weekend of
flying and fun together. Limited Friday practice will be available. Please share the skies
with our members. Free camping available at
the field but no hookups. The Stetson canteen
will be open for lunch Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday evening dinner will be arranged at
a nearby location. All IMAC classes will be
flown with Freestyle scheduled for Sunday after rounds. | 2015-57 | http://www.stetsonflyers.com
August 22 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | 28th Annual
Ottawa Valley Giant Scale Rally in Kingston | KINGSTON R/C MODELLERS | Dave
Penchuk | 613-795-6076 | dave.penchuk@
sympatico.ca | August 22-23, 2015 – 28th
Annual Ottawa Valley Giant Scale Rally in
Kingston. Hosted by the Kingston Radio Control Modellers and the Ottawa Valley Giant
Scale club. Registration at 8:00 am and flying from 9:00 – 5:00pm on both Days. 400 ft
grass runway. Limited camping, no hookups.
Concession, Kingston style Saturday night
feast. Raffles and door prizes. Rule 80” wingspan for monoplanes, 60” for biplanes or ¼
scale. Must be current member of MAAC or
AMA. Contact: Dave Penchuk, cell: (613)
795-6076, Email: [email protected] or Rolly Siemonsen, home: (613) 3893631, cell (613) 572-3631 Email: rolly@
bell.net Directions: http://www.krcm.org/map.
pdf Website: http://www.giantscalecanada.
com | 2015-40 | http://www.krcm.org
September 5 | Display | 2 Days | BQAC Pattern Competition | BAY OF QUINTE AEROMODELLERS | David Hancock | 613-3940541 | [email protected] | All MAAC
Precision Aerobatics classes and FAI P17
will be flown. Awards will be presented to
third place. Aircraft will not be measured
or weighed. Any MAAC legal model may be
flown in sportsman class. Registration Fee
$30.00 (Lunch included Saturday & Sunday)
Please phone (613) 394-0541 or email [email protected] to pre register the following
information: Name: Class: Frequency: MAAC/
AMA #: Email: Registration from 8:30am to
9:00am Flying starts at 9:00am Saturday &
Sunday | 2015-75 | http://www.bqac.ca
September 12 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Stetson
Giant Scale Pig Roast | STETSON FLYERS
| Scott Clarke | 613-252-5908 | soclarke@
rogers.com | Scott and his crew welcome all
you Giant Scale flyers to an awesome weekend
of fun flying, camaraderie, and great times.
This event is a Stetson MUST on your flying
calendar. The Saturday evening Pig Roast dinner (price to be determined)is always a major hit. Don’t miss it! Bring your big planes,
your family and friends, and have a super BIG
weekend at Stetson Field. The Stetson canteen
will be open for lunch Saturday and Sunday. |
2015-58 | http://www.stetsonflyers.com
September 19 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | ORCC Electric Fun Fly/Night Fly | OTTAWA R/C CLUB
| Main Club Field | Alan Nixon | 613-5960670 | [email protected] | Come and
join us for our annual Electric Fun Fly. All
are welcome. Either MAAC or AMA is mandatory. Lunch and refreshments will be available. Stick around for our annual club BBQ,
followed by our Night Fly and bonfire. Camping is available (no hookups). | 2015-170 |
http://www.ottawarcclub.ca/
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May 16 | Display | 2 Days | Pattern in the
City | SPECTRUM FLYERS | David Blaby
| David Blaby | 778-840-5411 | dblaby@
shaw.ca | Pattern in the City May 16-17 with
May 18 as a rain day. Start time is 9:00 AM
with pilots meeting. Coffee and muffins for
morning and a lunch provided for pilots and
volunteers on both Days. First time Sportsman
pilots are free. Spectrum is a 2.4 radio frequency club, we cannot allow 72mhz radios.
Trophies issued to 3rd place for each class
flown. For further information please contact
the CD at [email protected]. | 2015-123
May 23 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | The Ivan Pettigrew
Open invitational Float & Land Fly | CHIL-
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LIWACK ELECTRIC FLYERS | Jon Light
| 604-798-6799 | [email protected] | Join
us for the first annual open invitational Ivan
Pettigrew Float and Land Fly. Here is your
chance to fly with the man himself. Ivan has
designed and built many aircraft and sold the
plans for these great flying machines around
the world. Many of you that will be attending,
most likely are already flying one of Ivan,s
water planes and know how good they are.
We are very fortunate to have one of only a
handful of clubs that have a water strip and a
land strip side by side. The water side boasts
approximately 1 million square feet of flying fun, and the land strip is approximately 200ft with a 50ft over run. Although this
may sound short, the approaches make up the
difference, especially from the east, you can
drag a plane 3ft off the ground for a very long
way. We have very adequate camping area for
tents, trailers and motor homes but there are
no services available. This area is only 300
ft from the action. We will be providing Hotdogs, Hamburgers,& Chili and assorted bottled drinks. We are working on supplying coffee as well. We have slated the event for two
Days (Saturday & Sunday) but if the weather
is good and there is enough flyers still with us,
we will run the event into Monday, but scaled
back a little bit. Hope to see all you there to
make the inaugural Fly-In very memorial and
most important - FUN ! | 2015-28 | http://
www.cef.club
May 30 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Spring Fun Fly |
FRASER VALLEY R/C FLYERS | 47117
A BALLAM CHILLIWACK | Rick Samuels
| 604-702-0028 | [email protected] |
Come join the fun with our annual Spring Fun
Fly. Planes - Helicopters - 3D - Scale - Quads
- Gliders - Electric - Fuel Everyone is Welcome! We have lots of camping space by the
Fraser River. We will be cooking up a BBQ
lunch for those hungry flyers. | 2015-161
June 7 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | World famous NS
with BS | MISSION WINGS MODEL FLYING CLUB | 10279 FARMS ROAD, MISSION B.C. | Paul Bedford | 604-463-8271
| [email protected] | Mission Wings Model
Flying Club The famous“NS with BS” control
line fun-fly is back for the ?th time. The world
famous, in Mission B.C., control line fun-fly
is back yet again. It will be held on the 7th.
of June 2015 at the Mission Wings Flying
Club located at 10259 Farms Rd. Mission.
Pilots meeting at 9.30am. Flying A.S.A.P.
and continues till finished. All the usual silly
antics can be expected. Such as balloon bust,
bladder bust, longest flight, and whatever we
would like to scare ourselves with. There could
be combat flying. There could be scale planes.
There could be a swap meet, even a buy and
sell. Your junk is someone else’s treasure.
There will be food and beverage for your inner
self. There is no entry fee. All control liners
most welcome. Contest director is Paul Bedford. [email protected] Do not contact me,
be there. | 2015-208 | http://www.missionwings.ca
June 13 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Heli Fun Fly in the
Fraser | FRASER VALLEY R/C FLYERS
68 - May 2015
| 47117 A BALLAM CHILLIWACK | Richard Samuels | 604-702-0028 | rsamuels@
telus.net | The Fraser Valley RC Flyers Club
will be holding our annual helicopter fun fly
in Chilliwack B.C. Canada. All pilots are welcome from new to advanced. We will have a
hovering field for those just starting out to
our main 3d and sport area. Lots of different
helis from scale to high performance 3d machines. Experienced helicopter pilots will be
available for any questions or help. This will
be open to gas/electric/micros and everything
in between. Prizes and BBQ lunch onsite with
a heli swap-meet. Visit our website, www.
fvrcf.com for a map to the Field and information about our Club. June 20 | Display | 2
Days | VRCMS Precision Aerobatics Contest
| VICTORIA RADIO CONTROL MODELERS | Dave Reaville | dave.reaville@gmail.
com | 22nd Annual VRCMS Precision Aerobatics Contest. CD - Dave Reaville [email protected] All classes flown. $30 entry
fee includes lunch both Days. Pot luck Appy
party on Friday night. BBQ set up for those
wishing to use it. Pilots Meeting at 9:45 with
wheels up at 10am sharp. All planes must be
safety inspected before use at this facility &
pilots briefed on no-fly zones etc. Directions
are available on the Club Website at http://
vrcms.org/main.html | 2015-152 | http://
www.vrcms.org
July 18 | Competition | 2 Days | Pattern in the
Valley | SPECTRUM FLYERS | SURREY
| David Blaby | 778-840-5411 | dblaby@
shaw.ca | Start time is 9:00 AM with pilots
meeting. Coffee and muffins for morning and
a lunch provided for pilots and volunteers
on both Days. First time Sportsman pilots
are free. Spectrum is a 2.4 radio frequency
club, we cannot allow 72mhz radios. Trophies
issued to 3rd place for each class flown. For
further information please contact the CD at
[email protected]. | 2015-181
July 25 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Joel Clarkston Memorial Scale Fun Fly | RADIO CONTROL
AERONAUTICS ASSOCIATION | Gary Crossan | 250-941-4029 | [email protected]
| The Comox Valley Radio Control Aeronautics Association will be hosting the 2014 Joel
Clarkston Memorial Scale Fun Fly at their
field in Merville B.C. on July 25 2015 (Sunday will be the alternate weather day). There
will be “ best of “ in five categories, Builder
Flyer Military, Builder Flyer Civilian, Team
Military, Team Civilian, and ARF. All judging
is by pilots choice with the Clarkston Trophy
going to the overall winner. The field opens at
11:00am with pilot registration at 12:00pm
and the event running until 6:00pm. A concession will be on site and some RV parking is
available for the overnighters. Sorry no foamies, 3D, or open flying until after 6:00 pm. |
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June 13 | Air Show/Demo | 1 Day | Journée
FPV | CLUB D’AVIONS MINIATURES LES
PHOENIX INC. | ST JEAN DE LA LANDE
| Daniel Morin | [email protected]
| Le club Phoenix vous invite à cette journée
FPV. Vous aurez l’occasion de faire du vol en
formation, du parcours d’obstacles et échanger avec des passionnés de vol en immersion.
Possibilité de camper sur place. Remis au lendemain en cas de pluie. | 2015-199
June 13 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Aéroflotte 2015 |
CLUB AVION RADIO CONTROLE TROISRIVIERES | Parc Portuaire Trois-Rivieres
| Lawrence Michaud | 819-374-1545 |
[email protected] | Aéroflotte est un
évènement annuel organisé par des membres
du CARC Trois-Rivières, réunissant les pilotes d’avion sur flottes ou amphibie qui proviennent de partout du Québec et de l’Ontario.
Installé au Relais Portuaire de Trois-Rivières
dans le secteur de Cap-De-La-Madeleine au
bord du fleuve St-Laurent, ce rassemblement
en en sera à sa 12e édition en 2015. Comme
par le passé, des emplacements pour vos roulottes, motorisés et caravanes seront disponibles gratuitement. L’ouverture du site se
fera dès vendredi matin le 12 juin 2015 pour
vous laisser le temps de vous installer convenablement. Le prix de l’inscription est de
10.00 $ et vous donne droit en plus de voler,à
un t-shirt au nom de l’événement ainsi qu’à un
coupon de tirage pour des prix offerts par le
Centre du Hobby de Trois-Rivières (Tabagie
Du Boulevard). Samedi début des vols à 9:30
et souper libre sous la tente à 18hrs.(apportez
votre repas) Dimanche déjeuner sous la tente
(fève au lard rotie café) et début des vols à
9:00 On vous attend en grand nombre Veuillez noter que la carte du MAAC est obligatoire pour les pilotes Lieu / Adresse: Relais
Portuaire de Trois-Rivières, secteur Cap de
la Madeleine750 Notre-Dame est Coordonnées GPS: N 46.373864,W 72.494806 Date
/ Heure: samedi 13 juin 2015 de 9 h à 17 h
dimanche 14 juin 2015:de 9 h à 17 h Renseignements supplémentaires : http://www.carctr.
net/aeroflotte.htm André Paquette 819-6937355 responsable des FunFly Lawrence Michaud 819-244-5545 responsable Aéroflotte
2015 | 2015-135 | http://www.carctr.net
June 27 | Display | 2 Days | compétition imac
québec 2015 | CLUB AIR MODELISTE |
champ du club | Stéphane Corriveau | 418843-1487 | [email protected] |
Bienvenue à la compétition iMac Québec
2015. Une compétition de figure imposée et
de voltige. Venez vous amuser avec nous ou
tout simplement nous regarder. Les figures
se trouve sur le site international miniature
aérobatic club. Nous vous attendons en grand
nombre. | 2015-126
July 4 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Fun Fly amical
d’Hélicoptères | CLUB AEROMODELES ASBESTOS | 201 CH ST-CLAUDE DANVILLE
QC | Steeve St-Cyr | 819-806-2786 | [email protected] | Il y aura un fun Fly
amical d’hélicoptères les 4 et 5 juillet 2015.
C’est gratuit pour tous le monde. Camping
sauvage à partir du vendredi 3 juillet sur le
terrain du Club Aéromodèles Asbestos. Pour
indication routière, www.clubaeromodelesasbestos.com/la_piste.htm Il y aura un feu de
camp le samedi soir. Le tout est ouvert au
public tout à fait gratuitement. Il y aura des
hot-dogs et breuvages sur place. L’évènement
Model Aviation Canada
Calendar of Events
ne sera pas remis en cas de pluie. Apporter vos hélicoptères et venez voler avec nous!
Pour information s’adresser à Steeve St-Cyr
au 819-806-2786 ou par le lien facebook
suivant : www.facebook.com/events/156718
2010165637/1567182013498970/?comme
nt_id=1567186380165200&notif_t=event_
mall_comment | | http://www.clubaeromdelesasbestos.com
July 11 | Display | 2 Days | Imac Beauce 2015
| CLUB D’AVIONS MINIATURES LES
PHOENIX INC. | même terrain | Daniel Laliberté | 418-957-8323 | [email protected] | Pour une deuxième année consécutive, le club phœnix vous invite à son superbe
terrain pour une compétition Imac. Il a possibilité d’arriver le vendredi pour les pratiques
toute la journée. Le pilote meeting sera à 8:30
le samedi matin et les compétitions débuteront à 9:00. Des prix seront remis au trois
premier de chaque catégorie. Les couts seront
de 40$ par inscription et gratuis pour la catégorie Basic. Il aura aussi possibilité de faire
du camping sur place. L’inscription à l’avance
sur le site web mini-iac serait très apprécié. Pour de plus amples renseignement, vous
avez juste à communiquer avec moi par téléphone ou email. Au plaisir de vous accueillir
sur notre terrain en Beauce Daniel Laliberté
| 2015-141
August 1 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Festivol aérien |
CLUB AEROMODELES ASBESTOS | Serge
Auger | 819-878-3253 | Le Club Aéromodèles Asbestos organise son festival aérien les
1 et 2 août. Un service de restauration sera
sur place durant la journée. Vous pouvez camper sur place mais sans service. Il est possible
d’arriver le vendredi. Très belle piste gazonnée, dans un environnement paisible. L’entrée
est gratuite. Bienvenue à tous les pilotes (jets,
avions, hélicoptères). N’oubliez pas d’apporter
vos avions de combat électriques ainsi que vos
avions lumineux, car il y aura des vols de nuit.
Pour indication routière, consulter notre site
internet: http://www.clubaeromodelesasbestos.
com Pour information s’adresser à Richard
Cloutier au 819 879-2633 ou Serge Auger au
819 878-3253. | 2015-50 | http://www.clubaeromdelesasbestos.com
August 22 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Fun Fly 2015
| CLUB AEROMODELISME SAGUENAY
INC. | Pierre Gagnon | 418-545-6107 |
[email protected] | Le Club Aéromodélisme Saguenay Inc, tiendra à St-Jean
Vianney au Saguenay. son Fun-Fly annuel,
les 22 et 23 août 2015. Il y aura prix de présences ainsi que service de restauration et toilettes sur place. Nous avons un grand stationnement pour les roulottes mais sans service
d’eau. Bienvenue à tous. | 2015-142 | http://
www.aeromdelismesaguenay.com
September 5 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | fun fly |
CLUB D’AVIONS MINIATURES LES
PHOENIX INC. | ST JEAN DE LA LANDE
| Eric Moisan | 418-226-7028 | [email protected] | LE Club Phoenix
vous invite à son fun fly annuel lors de la fin
de semaine de la fête du travail. Appotez roulotte et caravan sur notre terrains | 2015-200
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April 11 | Display | 2 Days | Expo Modéliste |
CLUB MODELISTE MONTEREGIE ST-CYPRIEN DE NAPIERVILLE | salle communautaire | Jean Chevalier | 450-246-4543
| [email protected] | Avril 11- 12
2015. EXPO MODÉLISTE. Le Club Modéliste Montérégie St-Cyprien de Napierville
vous invite à son exposition annuel qui aura
lieu au Centre Communautaire de Napierville, situé au 262 rue de l’Église, Napierville.
Qc.J0J1L0 (face à l’Église) Entre 10h. et
16h. Gratuits pour tous Info: Jean Chevalier,
Prés. 450-246-4543 | 2015-17 | http://www.
clubmodelistemontergie.net
July 18 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | FUN FLY AMICAL 2015 au CARC LANAUDI»RE de STLIGUORI | CARC LANAUDIERE | 991 RG.
MONTCALM, ST-LIGUORI, QC J0K 2X0 |
Pierre Morel | 450-760-9828 | aeropm@
videotron.ca | Le CARC LanaudiËre organise
un Fun Fly Amical qui aura lieu les 18 & 19
Juillet 2015 ‡ leur terrain de St-Liguori. Il
sera possible de camper sur le site si les conditions du terrain le permettent. N’oubliez
pas d’apporter vos Avions de Combat …lectriques. Des sessions de Vols de Nuit sont prÈvues, donc apporter vos modËles illuminÈs.
CoordonnÈes GPS N46.013, W73.575.
Pour informations : Pierre Morel 450 7609828 ou [email protected] http://www.
carclanaudiere.com
July 25 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Fun Fly Amical
| CLUB AVION MODELE GRANBY INC
| Marie Reine D. Malczewski | 450-2634818 | [email protected] | Fun Fly
amical,gratuit pour tous,camping sauvage à
partir du vendredi le 24 juillet sur le terrain
même du club,Le samedi soir il y aura vol de
nuit ainsi qu’un feu de camp.Le tout est ouvert
au public tout à fait gratuitement, | 2015-43
August 8 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | FunFly 2015 Appréciation des Vétérans | CLUB AEROMDELISME MARS INC. | JOCELYN
THOUIN - F:450-966-0882 - VOL DE SERVICE NORD AUTOROUTE 640 | Michel
Marion | 438-394-8730 | michel.marion@
videotron.ca | FunFly 2015 - Appréciation
des Vétérans. Cette année étant le 70ième
anniversaire du Jour-V, le Club montrera son
appréciation au vétérans et offrira un rabais
de $5 sur le prix d’entrée sur présentation
d’un carte de vétéran. - Aire de pic-nique, Aire de jeux pour enfants, - Apporter votre
lunch ou cantine disponible sur place, - Rabais
de $5 sur le prix d’entrée avec présentation
de preuve de vétéran. (Vs Prix par automobile de $10) Nous donnerons accès aux puits
des pilotes régulièrement pour échanger avec
ceux-ci et voir nos modèles de plus près. The
2015 Club Mars FunFly - Veterans Appreciation. As this is the 70th anniversary of V-Day
(1945-2015), the club will show its appreciation to Veterans and will offer a $5 rebate on
the entry fees for those Veterans with IDs. (vs
the $10 per car regular price) Picnic area,
Kids Playground, Bring your lunch or Canteen
available on site, We will give access to the
Pilot’s Pits on regular basis to exchange with
them and have a closer look at the models. |
http://www.clubmars.org
August 22 | Display | 2 Days | IMAC | CLUB
AMIDAIR INC. | PATRICK PEDROLA |
438-494-6167 | patrickpedrola@hotmail.
com | IMAC AMIDAIR DU 22-23 AOUT
2015, 9H00 AM. Venez en grand nombre! |
2015-131 | http://www.amidair-rc.com
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May 29 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | SHAG 2015 |
HUB CITY R/C CLUB | Colten Edwards |
306-220-2476 | [email protected]
| SHAG 2015 in sunny Saskaton, SK. This
event is a yearly event with pilots coming from
all over Canada and the Northern US States.
Event fee is $15 as a pilot and free for spectators. The field is a grass runway with electrical outlets available. Onsite camping is
more than likely not possible this year due to
heavy snowfall. Multiple hotels and motels are
available close to the flying site. Travel Inn on
Highway 11 is a cheap possibility Website will
be up closer to the event date at http://www.
heliaddiction.com | 2015-38 | http://www.
hcrcc.org
June 13 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | MOOSE JAW RC
Aircraft Fun Fly | MOOSE JAW R/C AIRCRAFT CLUB | MJRCA Club Flying Field |
Kerry Olson | 306-630-4279 | ticktb00@
shaw.ca | Moose Jaw Radio Control Aircraft
Annual Pity-Pat Fun Fly on Saturday June
13, 2015. Open to all Pilots with a 2015
MAAC/AMA membership. No admission charges, Pilots or Spectators. Props will go PityPat and so will your heart with the excitement
and the vast variety of crafts. We have ample
camping room, sorry no services other than
an excellent flying field to use! Lets say over
600’ x 230’ grass area PLUS this... a freshly
installed (2014) GeoTex mat 135’ x 35’ for
you electric Flying enthusiasts. For directions,
photos and lots more information, hook up to
our Club Facebook site: https://www.facebook.
com/MJRCAClub?ref=hl | 2015-35
June 21 | Air Show/Demo | 1 Day | Open House
Event | HUB CITY R/C CLUB | BOB RICHARDT FIELD | Brian Korchinski | 306-4771155 or 306-514-0839 | bdkorchinski@
shaw.ca | HCRCC OPEN HOUSE EVENT
The HCRCC will be showcasing the RC hobby
to the public with introductory training flights,
tours of the pit area, and static displays of
club members models.
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May 10 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Opening Day Fun
Fly | OAKWOOD & DISTRICT MODEL FLYING CLUB | Mike Stephenson | 705-4322676 | [email protected] | Opening Day
Fun Fly May 10th. 2015. Fill our skies with
your latest model and visit with fellow modellers Main club field at 1478 Eldon Rd., Oakwood. Contact :- Mike Stephenson for details.
705-432-2676 [email protected] | 201507 | http://www.oakwooddistrictmodelflyingclub.ca/
May 30 | Display | 2 Days | Toronto & District Control Line Championships | BALSA
BEAVERS MFC INC. | Chris Bronwhill |
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Calendar of Events
416-255-1289 | [email protected]
| Toronto & District Control Line Championships May 30/31 2015 Location: Centennial
Park Flying Circles, Centennial Park, Etobicoke. (Toronto) Start time: 8:30AM SaturDays Events: Profile Scale, Fun Scale, Sport
Scale, 80 MPH Combat, LA .25 Sport Race,
Old Time Stunt Sunday’s events: FAI Combat
(F2D), Profile Stunt, MAAC Stunt (No appearance points, no BOM rule) Entry: $30.00
MAX, $20.00 per event Safety Thong: mandatory Contest Directors: Chris Brownhill,
John McFayden Contact: Chris Brownhill
Telephone: 416-255-1289 email: [email protected] | 2015-138 | http://www.
balsabeavers.com
May 30 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | WAM Spring
Fun Fly and Swap Meet | WHITBY AERO
MODELLERS | same | 905-706-3616 |
[email protected] | WAM Spring Fun
Fly & Swap Meet Saturday May 30 (rain date
Sunday) WAM field Starting with an early
‘clean-up/set up’ first thing (shouldn’t take
very long: mostly put up the awning) then
all day ‘Trunk full of Treasures’ Swap Meet;
bring extra crap...I mean stuff to sell/trade
from your trunk! Hobby Shops/Vendors are
invited in to sell their wares, no charge for
a spot! BBQ lunch available at very reasonable prices, Control line demo, 3D demo, Quad
Search and rescue, and more! Plus open flying
all day except when demo’s are on. Contact:
[email protected] Or visit www.whitbyaeromodellers.com MAAC and WAM or affiliate Club membership required to fly. Flying
starts at 9am. | 2015-103 | http://www.whitbyaeromodellers.com
June 6 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Oakville Milton
Electric Fun Fly | OAKVILLE MFC INC. |
Drumquin Park - OMFC Field | Denis Loo
| 905-495-2382 or 416-206-4152 | denis.
[email protected] | Oakville Milton Flying Club field, Drumquin Park. Turn West off
Trafalgar Road onto Britannia Road. Turn
right into Drumquin Park, just across the road
from Terra Garden Center. Parking is located
at our flying field. Event details: The Oakville
Milton Flying Club is once again holding its
annual Electric Fun Fly. Saturday June 6th,
2015. Rain date is June 7th, 2015. Dust off
your favorite electric plane(s), charge up some
batteries and come on out and join us. Pylon
racing also planned. Food and drink available.
Prizes go to lucky pilots. All MAAC members
in good standing are welcome to fly with us.
Guests are welcome as spectators. See you
there. | 2015-45 | http://www.omfc.org
June 20 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Edenvale Fun Fly
| EDENVALE RADIO CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT CLUB INC. | Bill Houston | 705429-9676 | [email protected] | Edenvale Fun Fly will be held on Saturday, June
20, 2015 starting at 0930 and ending at
1500. Rain date is Sunday, June 21. If concerned about weather, call 647 992 3203
for current information. Pilots fee $5 and includes FREE prize tickets, Spectator admission is FREE. Activities include flying fixed
wing and helicopters, electric and glo. Separate “off road” track for electric cars and
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trucks. Food will be available and there will
be a bake sale and prizes. Washrooms available on site. | 2015-114 | http://www.edenvaleflyers.ca
June 20 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Fun Sale and Swap
Meet Fun Fly | PETERBOROUGH R/C CLUB
INC. | 596 CUNTY RD 8 DOURO DUMMER
| Dave Bowes | 705-745-1088 | dbowes12@
cogeco.ca | “FUN SCALE AND SWAP
MEET F/F” Fun Fly by Peterborough Radio
Control Model Flying Club (57th Anniv) will
be held at Brown’s Field Saturday 0930 June
20/15, rain date Sun 21. This will be informal
scale judging and scale flying event including,
some competitive challenges staged during
the day on a sign in basis. All types of aircraft
welcome. Lunch will be available. Contact
Mel Johnson ([email protected]), or Dave
Bowes ([email protected]). See MAAC
website or (www.prcmfc.net) for directions to
our club field, 5 km East of Douro, Ont.” |
2015-163 | http://www.prcmfc.net
June 21 | Air Show/Demo | 1 Day | Annual Air
Show | OAKVILLE MFC INC. | Drumquin
Park - OMFC Field | Denis Loo | 905-4952382 or 416-206-4152 | denis.kc.Loo@
gmail.com | Event Address/Directions To get
to the flying field drive along Trafalgar Road
to Britannia Road. Turn West at the lights.
Proceed along approximately 200 yards to
the Drumquin Park entrance on your right
(North Side) opposite Terra Garden Center.
Event details The Oakville/Milton Flying Club
will be having its Annual Airshow in support
of the Oakville Fareshare Food Bank on June
21th, 2015. The show will be held between
the hours of 12:30pm to 3:00pm at the clubs
main flying field located at Drumquin Park
in Milton. Food and drinks will be available.
There will be a variety of models performing
including war birds, aerobatic planes, gliders
and some special surprises. Weather permitting, after the show, visitors are invited to
fly some of our training planes that will be
made available for use under the direction and
supervision of club instructors. The public is
asked to make a donation of food or cash for
the Foodshare Food Bank by way of admission. | 2015-46 | http://www.omfc.org
June 27 | Competition | 2 Days | Gord Silver Memorial Precision Aerobatic Contest|
Northumberland Electric Aviators | Club
Field | Harry Ells | 905-342-2128 | [email protected] | Gord Silver Memorial Precison Aerobatics Contest. All MAAC Precision Aerobatic classes and FAI P15 and F15
will be flown. FAI will use FAI rules. Aircraft
will not be weighed. Any MAAC legal electric
powered model may be flown in sportsman
class. The local club rule permitting electric
aircraft only will be in effect.
June 28 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Scale Model Fun
Fly | OAKWOOD & DISTRICT MODEL FLYING CLUB | Mike Belton | 705-887-1811
| [email protected] | Scale
Model Fun Fly. Sunday June 28th. 2015,
Main Club field at 1478 Eldon Rd., Oakwood.
Start time 9.30 am. Note this event is not
catered. Contact: Mike Belton 705-887-1811
[email protected] | 2015-08 |
http://www.oakwooddistrictmodelflyingclub.
ca/
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Summer Fun Fly
| 6TH DIVISION FLYERS CLUB INC.
O/A ORILLIA AERO MODELLERS | Severn Pines Field | Mark Wandel | 705-3273158 | [email protected] | Orillia Aeromodelers Summer Fun Fly Saturday
July 11, 2015 Rain Date Sunday July 12,
2015 Free admission, all aircraft welcome,
MAAC membership required. | | http://
www.6thdivisionflyers.com/
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | OMFC Summer
Family Fun Fly | OAKVILLE MFC INC. |
Drumquin Park - OMFC Field | Terry Sears
| 905-844-4048 | [email protected]
| Turn West off Trafalgar Road onto Britannia Road. Turn right into Drumquin Park,
just across the road from Terra Garden Center. Parking is located at our flying field.
Event details All Oakville Milton Flying Club
members and family are invited to come out
to this event When: July 11,2015. Where:
OMFC Field - Drumquin Park From: 9:30am
to 3:00pm. This is your event, weather permitting, so come on out and support your
club. Bring your favorite aircraft. All types of
models are welcome. Enjoy a great day of flying and fun with your friends and fellow club
members. Food and Drinks will be available.
Draw prizes for lucky fliers. See you there. |
2015-47 | http://www.omfc.org
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Seaton Valley memorial Warbird Rally/Fun Scale | SEATON
VALLEY R/C MODEL CORP. | Eric Harding
| 905-839-5105 | [email protected]
| Open to all Scale & Stand-Off Scale Military Aircraft of any era. Along with our normal Rally, this year we will also reserve one
stone where Pilots who wish to, can try their
hand at Fun Scale competition rules. Trophies
to 3rd place. Food, Raffles, Prizes & Pilots
Choice Awards. Rally entry is FREE, Optional
Fun Scale Competition is $10.00. Pilots entered in the Fun Scale Competition receive
a complimentary T-Shirt. Current MAAC
or AMA membership required to fly. Noise
Restriction=88db @ 7 meters | 2015-89 |
http://www.seatonvalleyrc.com
July 18 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Control Line | OAKWOOD & DISTRICT MODEL FLYING CLUB
| Derek Pheaton | 705-437-2789 | [email protected] | Control Line Fun Fly,
Main club field at 1478 Eldon Rd., Oakwood,
On Saturday July 18th. 2015 9.30 am till
3.00 pm. Contact: Derek Pheaton 705-4372789 [email protected] Note, this event
is not catered. | 2015-09 | http://www.oakwooddistrictmodelflyingclub.ca/
July 25 | Display | 2 Days | 2015 Oakville Milton Precision Aerobatic Contest | OAKVILLE
MFC INC. | Drumquin Park - OMFC Field |
Jim Eichenberg | 905-849-9721 | jeichen@
idirect.com | Event Address/Directions Turn
West off Trafalgar Road onto Britannia Road.
Turn right into Drumquin Park, just across
the road from Terra Garden Center. Parking is located at our club flying field. Event
Model Aviation Canada
Calendar of Events
details 2015 Oakville Milton Precision Aerobatic Contest Hosted by the Oakville Milton Flying Club July 25th and 26th 2015.
MAAC Sanctioned event involving all Pattern
Classes: Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced,
Masters and F.A.I. Pre-reqistration by mail,
phone or email to the C.D. $30.00 with a letter of intent or $45.00 on the day of the contest. Send no money. Pay at the contest. Start
time 0900 H Saturday. Registration 0700 to
0830 H Saturday. C.D. Jim Eichenberg (905)
849-9721, email: [email protected]. Ass’t.
C.D. Brian Anderson (905) 826-3168 email:
[email protected]. Points will be awarded
toward the S.E. Zone Championship. Camping is not available at the field. Check with the
C.D. if you wish to camp. | 2015-48 | http://
www.omfc.org
July 26 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Glider Fun Fly |
OAKWOOD & DISTRICT MODEL FLYING
CLUB | Gord Weekes | [email protected] | Glider Fun Fly Main Club field
1478 Eldon RD., Oakwood, On Sunday July
26th.2015 9.30am till 3.00pm Note, this
event is not catered. Contact: Gord Weekes
[email protected] | 2015-10 |
http://www.oakwooddistrictmodelflyingclub.
ca/
August 3 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Flyboy FunflyGreat War Tribute day | WHITBY AERO
MODELLERS | Ken Livingstone | 905-7063616 | [email protected] | Whitby Aero
Modellers Present: the Second Annual Flyboy
Funfly/Great War Tribute Day. Monday August 3. (Civic holiday) A dedicated WWI Fun
Fly day at the WAM Club field just west of
Brookin Ontario. No strict rules, just a casual day for Great War aeroplane enthusiasts
to gather and have some fun. BBQ and drinks
available at reasonable prices. Trophies for:
Best Allied plane, Best Central Powers plane,
Best piloting, and the coveted “Bloody April’
award for worst crash!Entry fee for visiting Pilots $5. MAAC membership required.
For more info contact: ken1098@rogers.
com, or go to the WAM website: www.whitbyaeromodellers.com Check out last years
event at: http://www.whitbyaeromodellers.
com/#!events/c15id | 2015-104 | http://
www.whitbyaeromodellers.com
August 15 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Corn-Cob Float
Fly | BEETON RC FLYERS | Club Pond |
Richard Byers | 647-932-4018 | rbyers@
bell.net | August 15th / Fun Fly / 1 Day/ Corn
Cob Floatfly / Beeton RC Flyers / The Club
Pond / Contact Rick Byers 647-932-4018
([email protected]) The Beeton R/C Flyers are
hosting their sixth Annual Corn-Cob Floatfly
at the club pond on Saturday August 15th,
2015. If needed the event could be moved
to the Sunday if the weather is unfavorable.
Please call if you have any concerns. Pilot
registration starts at 8:00am and splashdown
fee is $10.00.Come and enjoy a great day of
Float Flying. As in the past we will have a
food concession and draws for prizes, supplied
by our many generous sponsors. For more information please visit our club web site www.
beetonrcflyers.org or call 647-932-4018. |
2015-76 | http://www.beetonrcflyers.org
Model Aviation Canada
August 22 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Control Line |
OAKWOOD & DISTRICT MODEL FLYING
CLUB | Derek Pheaton | 705-437-2789 |
[email protected] | Control Line Fun
Fly Saturday August 22nd.2015 9.30 am till
3.00 pm Main club field 1478 Eldon Rd.,
Oakwood, On. Contact: Derek Pheaton 705437-2789 [email protected] Note, this
event is not catered. | 2015-11 | http://www.
oakwooddistrictmodelflyingclub.ca/
August 22 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Edenvale “Heliof-a-good-time” Fun Fly | EDENVALE
RADIO CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT CLUB
INC. | Andy Beleny | [email protected] |
Come one, come all to our first annual “Heliof-a-good-time” fun fly! It is an all-helicopter event that will allow electric, nitro, or gas
helis to be flown that day. With an entry fee
of $20, a barbecue lunch will be provided with
tickets to an afternoon draw of great prizes
from some special sponsors. Safety meeting to
commence at 9:00 am. Restrooms/ sun shelter
on site. Come out to enjoy the sunshine and
meet some great new friends! Public/ spectators welcome at no additional charge. | 2015136 | http://www.edenvaleflyers.ca
September 13 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Fall Fun Fly
and BBQ | OAKWOOD & DISTRICT MODEL
FLYING CLUB | Mike Stephenson | 705432-2676 | [email protected] | Sunday
September 13th.2015 Fall Fun Fly and BBQ.
9.30am till 3.30pm. Main club field, 1478
Eldon Rd., Oakwood, On. Contact: Mike Stephenson 705-432-2676 brelmar@persona.
ca | 2015-12 | http://www.oakwooddistrictmodelflyingclub.ca/
September 19 | Display | 1 Day | Scale Rally
& Fun Scale Competition | LONG SAULT
FLYERS | Peter Hill | 905-986-4576 | [email protected] | Saturday September 19, 2015 ( Rain Date Sunday September 20, 2014 ) flying starts at 9:00 am New
for 2015, we will be hosting a FUN SCALE
COMPETITION for those pilots that what to
participate and try there skills. This is a Scale
& Stand Off Scale event. Long Sault Flyers
are located at the Long Sault Conservation
Area, on Woodley Road, north off Regional Road #20, between Regional Road #57
and the Mosport Raceway, north of Bowmanville. Current MAAC or AMA membership is
required to fly. Entry Fee is $10.00 Breakfast and lunch will be available at the field.
For more information contact: Ken Wilkes @
905-431-2443 - [email protected] or
Peter Hill @905-986-4576 - airtronicsinfo@
porchlight.ca | 2015-127 | http://www.isflyers.com
October 3 | Display | 2 Days | Balsa Beavers
58th Anniversary Event | BALSA BEAVERS
MFC INC. | Chris Brownhill | 416-2551289 | [email protected] | Balsa
Beavers 58th Anniversary Event Date: October 3&4, 2015 Location: Centennial Park
Flying Circles, Centennial Park, Etobicoke.
(Toronto) Starting time: 8:30AM Saturday’s
events: FAI Combat, Ringmaster Fly-a-thon
Sunday’s events: LA .25 Sport Race 500 laps
Ringmaster Fly-a-thon Entry fees: FAI Com-
bat, 500 lap Sport Race: $20.00 per event
Ringmaster Fly-a-thon - No Charge Contest
Directors: Chris Brownhill, John McFayden
Contact: Chris Brownhill Tel: 416-255-1289
email: [email protected] | 2015-139
| http://www.balsabeavers.com
South West - M
May 23 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Annual Fun Fly
| FOREST LAKESIDE FLYERS | Stuart
Schroeder | 519-344-1253 or 519-402-8267
| [email protected] | Saturday May 23, 2015- Forest Lakeside Flyers
Annual Fun Fly at their Proof Line Road club
field, west off Hwy #21, approx 4 Km north
of Forest Ontario. Refreshments and hot dogs
available,no events, no entry fee, great flying site. 450 ft x 400 ft grass field. Flying 9
am till 4 pm. No rain date. Contact: Stuart
Schroeder 519-344-1253 519-402-8267cell
| 2015-84
June 6 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Forest Jets | FOREST LAKESIDE FLYERS | Brad “Maddog”
Metcalf | 519-786-3897 | [email protected] | Saturday June 6 and Sunday June
7, 2015- Forest Lakeside Flyers “Forest Jets”
event at their club field, west off Hwy #21,
on Proof Line Road, approx 4 Km north of
Forest Ontario. Flying 9am til 5pm each day.
450 ft x 400 ft grass flying field with no set
runways. (take off into the wind) Landing Fee
of $20.00 per pilot. There will be flying time
available on Friday June 5th for first flights
and familiarization flights. Food booth on
Saturday and Sunday. For more info contact
Brad “Maddog” Metcalf home phone 519786-3897 cell 905-520-8303. | 2015-90
June 13 | Display | 1 Day | First Annual
WRCFC IMAC Contest | WOODSTOCK
RADIO CONTROL FLYING CLUB | Steven Ruxton | 519-532-3009 | First Annual
WRCFC IMAC Contest This is a one day
event. June 13, 2015, open to all classes.
Basic flies 3 rounds, all other classes fly two
rounds and unknowns. This contest will qualify for regional points. Registration opens at
08:00 Pilots meeting at 08:45 and wheels
up 09:00 sharp. Contest fee of $20 covers
entry and roast chicken sandwiches for lunch.
MAAC or AMA required.CD Steve Ruxton,
[email protected] www.woodstockrcflyingclub.ca | 2015-91 | http://www.woodstockrcflyingclub.ca/
June 14 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | New Hamburg RC
Club Fun Fly | NEW HAMBURG R/C CLUB
| Club Field | Steve Martin | The New Hamburg RC Club will be hosting its annual Fun
Fly on Sunday June 14 2015 Food and drinks
will be available, no events and no fees MAAC
required for all pilots | 2015-176
June 20 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | SRCF Funfly |
SAUGEEN R/C FLYERS | Dale Cober |
519-450-9036 | [email protected]
| Saugeen r/c Flyers 50th Anniversary Funfly on June 20/2015 Flying starts at 10 am.
Come and help Celebrate. Rain Date will be
June 21. Any Questions please contact 519450-9036 | 2015-63 | http://www.saugeenrc.
ca/
May 2015- 71
Calendar of Events
June 27 | Competition | 2 Days | 2015 Bean
Field Gran Prix | THE BEAN FIELD FLYERS | 30148 EASTERVILLE RD DRESDEN ON | Bradley LaPointe | Welcome to
the 2015 Bean Field Gran Prix JUNE 27TH
& 28TH This year we will feature 3 events on
each day . On Saturday we will begin at 9 am
with LA .25 Sport Race (Hanson Cup) followed by Old Time Stunt on the west circle
. Speed Limit Combat will begin around 11
am . After hostilities have subsided we will
proceed with the annual Bean Field BBQ .
For directions please go to www.balsabeavers
.com . Sunday will feature F2D Combat (CanAm Cup) , Profile Stunt and F2B . Prize’s to
third ,entry $25. All spectators are welcome.
We have shade trees and a porta john . No
running water or electricity . Campers welcome, campfire wood is plentiful . Brad LaPointe CD | 2015-185
July 11 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Annual Scale Rally
| FOREST LAKESIDE FLYERS | Stuart
Schroeder | 519-344-1253 or 519-402-8267
| [email protected] | Saturday
July 11, 2015- Forest Lakeside Flyers Annual
Scale Rally at their club field, west off Hwy
#21, on the Proof Line Road, approx 4 Km
north of Forest Ontario. Refreshments and hot
dogs available. Great flying site, no fees, lots
of visitors. 450 ft x 400 ft grass flying site.
Flying 9 am to 4 pm. No rain date. Contact:
Stuart Schroeder 519-344-1253 519-4028267cell | 2015-85
July 17 | Air Show/Demo | 3 Days | Warbirds and Classics Over Chathm | CHATHAM
AERONAUTS | Cliff Russell | 519-352-6108
| [email protected] | The Chatham Aeronauts wishes to announce our annual Scale Fly-in “Warbirds and Classics over
Chatham”. The event will be held on July 17
to 19, 2015 at the Chatham Kent Municipal
Airport. Time is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and we
fly off both paved and grass runways. Registration is open to all classes of Scale aircraft.
All Jets are welcome! Landing fee is $15.00,
pre registered before July 1, 2015 and
$20.00 at the event. Go to our website www.
chathamaeronauts.com to pre register. This
years Saturday night get together location has
not been determined yet. Please visit our website for the latest updates. | 2015-70 | http://
www.chathamaeronauts.com/
July 25 | Fun Fly | 2 Days | Wingham Jet Rally
| WINGHAM JET CLUB | Blair Howkins |
905-838-2174 | [email protected]
| This event welcomes model jet enthusiasts
locally, from across Canada and Internationally. Spectators are welcome on Saturday and
Sunday. On Saturday there is also a classic
car display. Camping on the airport is free.
There is a concession for food on Saturday
and Sunday. Pilots, are provided a Saturday
evening banquet included in pilot registration. Additional tickets can be purchased for
$20.00/ea If family and friends would like to
attend the banquet.Pilot registration is $50,
Tent space is available at $150 per bay for
three Days which needs to be arranged ahead
of time with Blair Howkins. During the event
there is a raffle of great Hobby stuff donated
72 - May 2015
by sponsors, a 50/50 draw is also organized.
There is a noon time air show on Saturday.
Friday is test day for models that are to be
flown on Saturday and Sunday. | 2015-36
August 1 | Air Show/Demo | 1 Day | 38th Annual Memorial Scale Rally | BLUEWATER
R/C FLYERS | Jay Spence | 226-402-0458
| [email protected] | Please join us for the
Bluewater r/c Flyers 38th Annual Memorial
Scale Rally. Open to all scale airplanes and
helicopters, Registration is free for pilots and
a Best of Show trophy will be presented to the
pilot at the end of the event. We will have a
pilots breakfast at 9am and refreshments all
day long. Primitive camping is available at the
field for those who wish to stay the weekend.
We will also be collecting can goods for our
local food bank The Inn of the Good Shepherd.
Please join us for the day to see some beautiful scale models in flight. 2.4GHz transmitters
are preferred. On site parking for spectators
$5 per car. | 2015-153 | http://www.bluewaterrcflyers.info/
August 8 | Competition | 2 Days | Bean Field
XXX Kombat | THE BEAN FIELD FLYERS
| 30148 EASTERVILLE RD DRESDEN ON
| Bradley LaPointe | The Bean Field XXX
Kombat AUGUST 8th & 9th For the first
time ever Canada will have a triple elimination F2D combat event . The field will be open
Friday for testing . Fuel supplied , entry $30.
First prize is a Fora! Contact me for more
information . Can-Am Cup event . Brad LaPointe CD | 2015-186
August 14 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | Sky Harbour
RC Airshow and Southwest Zone Fun Fly |
SKY HARBOUR MODELERS | Goderich
Ontario | Jeff Squire | 519-612-1020 | [email protected] | The Sky Harbour RC
Airshow is pleased to announce that we will
be hosting the Southwest Zone Fun Fly at the
Sky Harbour Airport in Goderich. Fly from
a 3000’ long by 50’ wide paved runway or a
grass strip. ALL MAAC FLYERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, regardless
of zone. Turbine powered models welcomed.
Control line models welcomed as this is a
large venue and a separate control line area
will be setup so there is no conflict with RC
aircraft. Over 500 spectators and 45 pilots attend this event each year. Also new this year,
the airport will be closed to full-scale traffic.
On the Saturday night, enjoy a gourmet buffet
and awards dinner with live band on an outdoor patio at a local restaurant overlooking
Lake Huron at $25 per ticket. A candy drop
along with kids prizes will be handed out Saturday and Sunday. Friday August 14th is a
setup and test flight day from 9am till dusk.
The model airshow and fun fly will take place
on Saturday August 15th from 9am till 5pm
and Sunday August 16th from 9am till 3pm.
Open flying times except for air show which
goes Saturday and Sunday from noon till
1pm. Registration fee for all pilots is $25 for
weekend. Registration fee for Sunday only
is $15. Huge pilot prize table to be won and
food available on site to purchase. Free overnight camping on site (no hookups). Registration is limited to 75 pilots. To preregister,
contact [email protected] or 519612-1020 and also to inquire on the block of
hotel rooms we have reserved at discounted
prices. Overnight hangar storage available.
Bring proof of valid MAAC. First 30 pilots
to register receive a free hot lunch voucher.
This is going to be a great summer weekend
of flying at a fantastic site and an event that
the whole family can enjoy in a beautiful and
historic beach town. Hope to see you there! |
2015-100 | http://facebook.com/skyharbourrc
August 29 | Competition | 2 Days | The Southern Ontario Control Line Championships
(SOCC) | THE BEAN FIELD FLYERS |
30148 EASTERVILLE RD DRESDEN ON |
Chris Brownhill | The Southern Ontario Control Line Championships (SOCC) This event is
brought to you by the Balsa Beavers of Toronto with the assistance of the Bean Field Flyers
. CD Chris Brownhill , combat event director
Brad LaPointe . Saturday features 80 MPH
Combat ,LA .25 Sport Race(Hanson Cup) ,
Old Time Stunt , Profile Scale , Fun Scale ,
and Sport Scale . Sunday’s events are F2D
combat (Can-Am Cup) , Profile Stunt , and
F2B . | 2015-187
August 29 | Fun Fly | 1 Day | Pre-Labour day
weekend fun fly | LONDON MODEL AIRCRAFT CLUB | Bob Grant | 519-872-2888
| [email protected] | LMAC Pre-Labour
Day Weekend Fun Fly - No landing fee, flying
games, prizes, BBQ. All skill levels welcome.
- All MAAC members are invited to join us at
our club field on River Road, just off Veterans Parkway, for some flying fun to celebrate
another season. - We look forward to seeing
you.(Come try out our new Geotek runway!)
| 2015-154 | http://www.londonmodelaircraftclub.com
September 5 | Fun Fly | 3 Days | The Flying
Follies Fun Fly | THE BEAN FIELD FLYERS | 30148 EASTERVILLE RD DRESDEN ON | Bradley LaPointe | The week after
the SOCC we have all the contest mechanisms
in place so the field is open for a weekend of
fun flying .... Just the excuse to dig out those
old not quite ready for prime time projects
that tend to get the short shift . Bring out the
rookies as we have trainers on site . No entry
fee , show up – fly your brains out ! That’s all
folks , Brad | 2015-188
September 17 | Fun Fly | 4 Days | Thunder
Thrust Over Chatham-Kent | CHATHAM
AERONAUTS | Peter Doupnik | 519-7915328 | [email protected] | —Thunder
Thrust. The Chatham Aeronauts would like to
welcome all jets, turboprops and turbine helis
to the third annual Thunder Thrust over Chatham-Kent. Held again this year at the Chatham Airport Sept 17-20. Flying from paved
runways over four full Days from 9am to 5pm.
Registration is $25 and is open to any turbine
powered model. For details please contact
Peter Doupnik at 519 791-5328 or see http://
chathamaeronauts.com. | 2015-109 | http://
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Model Aeronautics Association of Canada
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Declaration: I will report any incident without delay to the organization. I acknowledge that as a member I am responsible for $500 of the insurance deductible
when I have caused an incident to occur.(Should the incident occur at my club field, my club is responsible for half and I am responsible for the second half of
$500 towards the insurance deductible. The member/club portion of the deductible is payable to MAAC at the time of reporting the incident).
I understand that engaging in air modeling activities may be dangerous. I have read and will abide by the rules and regulations that have been established, or
will in future be established, by the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada. I understand that my failure to comply with the rules and regulations of MAAC may
result in denial of my membership and/or in failure of insurance coverage. I also acknowledge that while operating a model aircraft in any of the 50 United States,
insurance coverage will be provided by the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada and I will abide by both the AMA and MAAC Safety Codes. Where the two
codes are in disagreement, the more stringent of the two shall apply. I will use only approved United States frequencies for radio control aircraft while flying in the
50 United States.
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(parent or guardian must sign if applicant is under the age of 18 and agrees to provide the appropriate supervision to the applicant )
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_____ Pylon Racer
______ Stunt Pilot
_____ Model Wife
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_____ Old Timer Pilot
_____ Chief Mechanic _____ Quarter Scaler
______ Chopper Pilot _____ Rat Racer
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(specify name and club or location as it should appear - nom, club et/ou location). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________ $ 6.50 _________________
Nom: ____________________________________________________Club/Location: _______________________
Misc.:
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Cub Kit (minimum 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________ $ 3.50 _________________
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MAIL FORM TO / POSTEZ AUX:
Model Aeronautics Association of Canada / Modélistes Aéronautiques Associés du Canada
5100 South Service Road, Unit 9, Burlington, ON, L7L 6A5
10 -May 2013
If paying by credit card, form may be faxed to / Si paiement est par carte de credit, faxez au: 905-632-3304.
M ODEL
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A VI ATION C ANADA
The 2015 Great Canadain
Aerobatic Challenge
Proudly Sponsored by MAAC and your Scale Aerobatics Committee
What is it?
• A new and improved challenge for 2015
• Six prizes of $500 and one Grand Prize of $1000 to the club
that best promotes the challenge.
• A series of eight challenges that build on each other, culminating in
the IMAC Basic routine
• No fixed schedule, complete the challenges on your own time
• PDF downloads of the challenges available on the MAAC website in
both official languages by May 1.
The Benefits:
• Learn how to fly maneuvers as a linked series!
• Learn to work with a caller
• Help others and foster friendly competition.
• Become adept at reading Aresti
• Expand and refine your flying skills
Simple Rules
• Decide on a direction of flight
• Start when ready by yelling out “IN THE BOX!’
• Have a spotter call out the maneuvers as you fly them
• Fly the entire sequence one after the other with no break
• If you mess up, get yourself back on track and try it again
• Complete the sequence by yelling “OUT OF THE BOX!”
• Fly the sequence a total of two times to complete your flight
• Congratualations, you’ve flown ‘a Round’
• Registration on the MAAC Website
• Your club must register online by June 1
Helpful Hints
• Check out our pointers on reading Aresti
• Have someone call out the sequence to you
• Get your friends involved
• Always start a manoeuvre with your wings level!
• Try to go BIG and SLOW, but not too slow!
• Try to use full throttle only when going up
• Try to use low throttle when going down
• Pause between maneuvers
• Get wings level before going to the next one
• Higher is better but not so high you can’t clearly see the plane’s attitude
• Practice strange maneuvers until they look like they should!
• If you get into trouble…BAIL OUT, get the airplane back in your control
• Remember, everyone has to start somewhere!
• HAVE FUN!
Take Your Airplane Out For A Spin!
http://www.maac.ca/en/committees_details.php?committee_id=10
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